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Penalties for certain parking and stopping violations to rise in Philadelphia

Official:Amending Section 12-2809 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Civil Penalties and Costs,” by amending penalties for certain parking, standing or stopping violations.

Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla

Introduced: May 23, 2019

: Committee on Streets and Services

infrastructure parking traffic

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends the fines for certain parking and stopping violations in Philadelphia. The penalties will increase for many of these infractions.

What This Bill Does

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Increases the civil penalty for parking on a bridge from $25.00 to $50.00.
Increases the civil penalty for parking a bus at a bus stop from $50.00 to $75.00.
Increases the civil penalty for parking in a school zone from $35.00 to $60.00.
Increases the civil penalty for stopping in a prohibited area from $50.00 to $75.00.