What a Florida parking ticket is

Fla. Stat. 316.1967 is the Florida statute headed “Liability for payment of parking ticket violations and other parking violations.” For a county or municipal parking ticket, its subsection (2), quoted below, refers to “the directions on the ticket” and “the time period specified thereon”. This page quotes Fla. Stat. 316.1967 and parts of related Florida Statutes, a Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles procedure, and, as one labelled county example, two Miami-Dade County pages. It does not apply them to any ticket. Confirm the county or city, the amount, the time to respond, and the directions printed on your ticket.

The Florida Statutes text below is quoted from the Florida Legislature’s Online Sunshine site, where Fla. Stat. 316.1967 is shown under “The 2026 Florida Statutes”, as retrieved on 29 Oct 2026.

What Fla. Stat. 316.1967 says about who is liable for a parking ticket

Fla. Stat. 316.1967(1): “The owner of a vehicle is responsible and liable for payment of any parking ticket violation unless the owner can furnish evidence, when required by this subsection, that the vehicle was, at the time of the parking violation, in the care, custody, or control of another person. In such instances, the owner of the vehicle is required, within a reasonable time after notification of the parking violation, to furnish to the appropriate law enforcement authorities an affidavit setting forth the name, address, and driver license number of the person who leased, rented, or otherwise had the care, custody, or control of the vehicle. The affidavit submitted under this subsection is admissible in a proceeding charging a parking ticket violation and raises the rebuttable presumption that the person identified in the affidavit is responsible for payment of the parking ticket violation. The owner of a vehicle is not responsible for a parking ticket violation if the vehicle involved was, at the time, stolen or in the care, custody, or control of some person who did not have permission of the owner to use the vehicle. The owner of a leased vehicle is not responsible for a parking ticket violation and is not required to submit an affidavit or the other evidence specified in this section, if the vehicle is registered in the name of the person who leased the vehicle.” That is the statute’s statement.

This block quotes all of subsection (1). Fla. Stat. 316.1967 has other subsections, (2) to (6), that this block does not cover; they are quoted whole in the next two sections of this page.

What Fla. Stat. 316.1967 says about a county or city parking ticket and a hearing

Fla. Stat. 316.1967(2): “Any person who is issued a county or municipal parking ticket by a parking enforcement specialist or officer is deemed to be charged with a noncriminal violation and shall comply with the directions on the ticket. If payment is not received or a response to the ticket is not made within the time period specified thereon, the county court or its traffic violations bureau shall notify the registered owner of the vehicle that was cited, or the registered lessee when the cited vehicle is registered in the name of the person who leased the vehicle, by mail to the address given on the motor vehicle registration, of the ticket. Mailing the notice to this address constitutes notification. Upon notification, the registered owner or registered lessee shall comply with the court’s directive.”

Subsection (3): “Any person who fails to satisfy the court’s directive waives his or her right to pay the applicable civil penalty.”

Subsection (4): “Any person who elects to appear before a designated official to present evidence waives his or her right to pay the civil penalty provisions of the ticket. The official, after a hearing, shall make a determination as to whether a parking violation has been committed and may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $100 or the fine amount designated by county ordinance, plus court costs. Any person who fails to pay the civil penalty within the time allowed by the court is deemed to have been convicted of a parking ticket violation, and the court shall take appropriate measures to enforce collection of the fine.”

Subsection (5): “Any provision of subsections (2), (3), and (4) to the contrary notwithstanding, chapter 318 does not apply to violations of county parking ordinances and municipal parking ordinances.” That is the statute’s statement.

The time period to pay or respond is the one printed on the ticket; what follows if it passes is stated in subsections (2) and (3), quoted whole above. This block quotes subsections (2) to (5) of Fla. Stat. 316.1967 whole; subsection (1) is quoted above and subsection (6) below, so no part of Fla. Stat. 316.1967 is left that this page does not cover. This page does not quote chapter 318, except the parts of section 318.18 quoted below.

What Fla. Stat. 316.1945 and 318.18 say about a State-statute parking ticket

Fla. Stat. 316.1945(1) begins: “Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:” Its paragraph (b) reads: “Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:”

Subsection (3): “A law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist who discovers a vehicle parked in violation of this section or a municipal or county ordinance may:”

Subsection (3) ends: “The uniform traffic citation prepared by the department pursuant to s. 316.650 may not be issued for violation of a municipal or county parking ordinance.” Subsection (4): “A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.” That is the statute’s statement.

Fla. Stat. 318.18 begins: “The penalties required for a noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:” Its subsection (2) begins: “Thirty dollars for all nonmoving traffic violations and:” That is the statute’s statement.

Fla. Stat. 316.1945 has other paragraphs and items, including the rest of the lists in subsection (1) and subsection (2), and Fla. Stat. 318.18 has other subsections and paragraphs, including the paragraphs listed under subsection (2), that this page does not cover. This page does not say what amount applies to a ticket under Fla. Stat. 316.1945, and it does not cover Fla. Stat. 316.008(5), on county or municipal ordinance fines above the Fla. Stat. 318.18(2) fine for two of the places listed in Fla. Stat. 316.1945(1)(b), one of them the fire hydrant item quoted above. This page does not quote s. 316.650, s. 318.14, or s. 318.17.

What the two tracks quoted on this page are

This page keeps two tracks apart. A ticket under Fla. Stat. 316.1945 is, in that section’s words, “punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.” A county or municipal parking ticket under a local parking ordinance is covered by Fla. Stat. 316.1967, whose subsection (5) states that “chapter 318 does not apply to violations of county parking ordinances and municipal parking ordinances.” Read which State statute or which county or municipal ordinance your ticket cites. The sources quoted on this page do not state a statewide fine for a ticket issued under a county or municipal parking ordinance, and this page does not state one.

What Fla. Stat. 316.1967(6) and 320.03(8) say about registration stops

Fla. Stat. 316.1967(6): “Any county or municipality may provide by ordinance that the clerk of the court or the traffic violations bureau shall supply the department with a magnetically encoded computer tape reel or cartridge or send by other electronic means data which is machine readable by the installed computer system at the department, listing persons who have three or more outstanding parking violations, including violations of s. 316.1955. Each county shall provide by ordinance that the clerk of the court or the traffic violations bureau shall supply the department with a magnetically encoded computer tape reel or cartridge or send by other electronic means data that is machine readable by the installed computer system at the department, listing persons who have any outstanding violations of s. 316.1955 or any similar local ordinance that regulates parking in spaces designated for use by persons who have disabilities. The department shall mark the appropriate registration records of persons who are so reported. Section 320.03(8) applies to each person whose name appears on the list.” That is the statute’s statement.

The first sentence of subsection (6) says a county or municipality “may provide by ordinance” for the list of persons with three or more outstanding parking violations. This page does not say which counties or municipalities have adopted such an ordinance.

Fla. Stat. 320.03(8): “If the applicant’s name appears on the list referred to in s. 316.1001(4), s. 316.1967(6), s. 318.15(3), or s. 713.78(13), a license plate or revalidation sticker may not be issued until that person’s name no longer appears on the list or until the person presents a receipt from the governmental entity or the clerk of court that provided the data showing that the fines outstanding have been paid. This subsection does not apply to the owner of a leased vehicle if the vehicle is registered in the name of the lessee of the vehicle.” It also states: “This section applies both to the annual renewal of a motor vehicle registration and the replacement of the motor vehicle registration or license plate, but does not apply to the transfer of a registration of a motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter, except for the transfer of registrations which includes the annual renewals.” That is the statute’s statement.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles procedure RS-37, “Parking Ticket and Toll Violation Stops on Registration” (“Revision Date: 05/25/22”), states: “The registration transaction cannot be processed without proof of payment for all fines.” It also states: “Registration renewal notices issued for records that have been stopped will inform the registrant of the stop and direct the individual to contact the county license plate agency for instructions to clear the stop.” And: “When the fine has been satisfied, parking violation bureaus must issue a uniform receipt, so the registrant can present it at the time of renewal.” That is the department’s statement, not an instruction from us.

Fla. Stat. 316.1967(6) is quoted whole above, but Fla. Stat. 320.03 has other subsections, subsection (8) has other sentences, including sentences on costs, tag agents, and title issuance, and procedure RS-37 has other sections, including its legal authority, toll and submission sections, and Exhibit A, that this page does not cover. This page does not quote s. 316.1001(4), s. 318.15(3), or s. 713.78(13).

What Fla. Stat. 316.1955, 318.18(6), and 316.008(4) say about disabled parking spaces

Fla. Stat. 316.1955(1) begins: “It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle within, or to obstruct, any such specially designated and marked parking space provided in accordance with s. 553.5041, unless the vehicle displays a disabled parking permit issued under s. 316.1958 or s. 320.0848 or a license plate issued under s. 320.084, s. 320.0842, s. 320.0843, or s. 320.0845, and the vehicle is transporting the person to whom the displayed permit is issued.” Its paragraph (1)(b) begins: “The officer or specialist shall charge the operator or other person in charge of the vehicle in violation with a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as provided in s. 316.008(4) or s. 318.18(6).”

Fla. Stat. 318.18(6) begins: “One hundred dollars or the fine amount designated by county ordinance, plus court costs for illegally parking, under s. 316.1955, in a parking space provided for people who have disabilities.”

Fla. Stat. 316.008(4) begins: “A county or municipality may enact an ordinance providing a fine for the violation of s. 316.1955 in excess of the fine specified by s. 318.18(6), except that such a fine may not exceed $250.” That is the statute’s statement.

Fla. Stat. 316.1955 has other sentences and subsections, Fla. Stat. 318.18(6) has other sentences, including sentences on proof of a valid permit, an affidavit of compliance, and a fee paid to the clerk, and Fla. Stat. 316.008(4) has other sentences, on the use of such fines, that this page does not cover. This page does not quote s. 553.5041 or the permit and license plate sections that Fla. Stat. 316.1955 names.

What two Miami-Dade County pages say (one county example, not a statewide rule)

This section is one county example. It describes Miami-Dade County as its court and clerk pages state it; it is not a statewide rule, and this page does not describe the process in any other county or city.

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (Miami-Dade) parking citations page states: “Parking citations, often left on your car windshield are written to a vehicle found in violation of a County Ordinance or State Statute, and, by law, are the responsibility of the registered owner of the vehicle.” It also states: “If you wish to request a court hearing it must be made within 30 days of the citation issue date.” And: “The court may impose additional fines, not exceeding $100, plus court costs.” And: “If you fail to appear in court, you may be found guilty.” That is the court’s statement, not an instruction from us.

The circuit page does not state what follows if its 30-day window passes, and this page does not say.

The Miami-Dade Clerk registration stop page states: “If you receive three or more outstanding parking citations or one disabled parking citation, the Department of Motor Vehicles will be notified to issue a stop to the registration of any vehicle in your name. To release the registration stop, you must pay the total amount due. If you need your tag renewed, you must also pay an additional $7 for a Certificate of Compliance to show when renewing your tag.” It also states: “If you have five or more past due parking citation or one past due disabled parking citation, a court order will be issued for the impoundment and immobilization of any vehicle and license tag registered in your name.” That is the clerk’s statement, not an instruction from us.

Both Miami-Dade pages have other sentences, including payment options, forms, and contact details, that this page does not cover.

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