Administrative Hearings

If your vehicle is currently impounded, you are encouraged to retrieve your vehicle immediately. To contest the impound, please contact the parking enforcement office nearest to the location of the impound. If your vehicle is booted, please contact the Parking Violations Bureau at 1-866-561-9742.

If you are not satisfied with the results of the Initial Review, you may request to be scheduled for an Administrative Hearing. We must receive your request for an Administrative Hearing within 21 calendar days from the mailing date of the Initial Review decision. Once those 21 calendar days have passed, you are no longer entitled to an Administrative Hearing.

State law requires that you pay all fines owed on the citations before you request an Administrative Hearing. If the Hearing Officer rules in your favor, you will be issued a refund within 30 days of the date of the Hearing Officer's decision.

You may request a Pre-Payment Waiver if you meet the low income guidelines in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

• If your Pre-Payment Waiver is approved, the City of Los Angeles will allow a hearing without payment of the parking penalty.
• This Pre-Payment Waiver does NOT cancel your fine. It simply allows you to attend a Hearing without first paying the fine required by state law. If your citation is found to be valid, you still must pay the fines.
• If your Pre-Payment Waiver request is denied, the parking penalty must be paid for the hearing to proceed. If not paid timely, you will no longer be entitled to an Administrative Hearing.

You may request an administrative hearing by written declaration, teleconference or in-person. You may request a hearing by written declaration if you do not want to be present for the hearing. For written declarations you must submit your written reason for contesting the citation and ALL evidence to support your case. For more information, please download the Hearing Request Form.

A request for an administrative hearing can be made via:

Within 15 days of receipt of your request for an in-person hearing, you will receive a confirmation with the date, time, and Hearing Location.

Prior to your visit to one of our administrative hearing offices, click on the link below to view a list of items that are prohibited inside of the building under any circumstances

LADOT Prohibited Items.pdf

Per California Vehicle Code section 40215(b), only ONE rescheduling is allowed.

**Once a decision is rendered, you CANNOT request another Administrative Hearing of the same citation. You have the right to appeal a final decision within 30 calendar days from the mailing of the Hearing Examiner's Decision.

If you need a Payment Waiver for the court fee to attend the Hearing, you may request a waiver directly from the Superior Court. However, if the Superior Court upholds the citation, payment is due within 30 calendar days of the date on the Notice of Decision. Late penalty fee(s) will be applied if payment is not received timely.