D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-2601
The civil infractions and their respective fines set forth in this subsection refer to parking or parked vehicles.
INFRACTION (Regulatory/Statutory Citation) | FINE |
Abreast (double parked) [§§2405.3(c)] | $ 50.00 |
Abandoned vehicle on public space or private property [DC Official Code §§ 50-2421.03] | First Offense $ 250.00 Second offense same owner $ 500.00 Third and subsequent offense same owner $ 1000.00 |
Abandoned vehicle with solid waste or rat harborage [DC Official Code §§ 50-2421.03] | $ 100.00 in addition to fine for Abandoned Vehicle |
Alley, in [§§2405.3(f)] | $ 30.00 |
Barricade, in front of [§§2405.2(h)] | $ 20.00 |
Bicycle lane or shared use path, stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in [§§2405.1] | $150.00 |
Bridge, viaduct, or other elevated structure, freeway, or ramp (on) or highway tunnel (within) [§§2405.1(d)] | $ 50.00 |
Bus lane, unauthorized vehicle stopping, standing, or parking in [§§ 2405.1(i)] | $100.00 |
Bus parked within a public space curbside area not designated as a bus parking zone [§§2404.12] | $250.00 |
Bus Parking Zone, unauthorized vehicle in [§§2404.7(f)] | $ 100.00 |
Bus stand or zone, unauthorized vehicle stopping, standing, or parking in [§§ 2409.2] | $ 100.00 |
Commercial permit parking decal, display expired [§§2428.4(b)] | $ 50.00 |
Commercial permit parking decal, fail to display properly [§§2428.5] | $ 50.00 |
Commercial permit parking day pass, display expired [§§2429.3] | $ 50.00 |
Commercial permit parking day pass, fail to display properly [§§2429.6] | $ 50.00 |
Commercial motor vehicle parked at a non-loading zone parking meter space during prohibited times [§§2402.6) ] | $ 50.00 |
Commercial motor vehicle parked at a non-loading zone parking meter space without an annual pass or day pass [§§2428.7 and 2429.4] | $ 50.00 |
Any passenger vehicle with a seating capacity of more than fifteen (15) passengers, a boat, a trailer, any vehicle longer than twenty-two feet (22 ft.) or wider than eight feet (8 ft.), or any vehicle that has been designed or modified to haul trash, junk, or debris parked on a public street in front of any private dwelling, or apartment, house of worship, school playground or hospital. [§§2405.5] | $ 1000.00 |
Crosswalk, obstructing [§§2405.1(b)] | $ 50.00 |
Curb, failing to turn wheels to [§§2418.2] | $ 20.00 |
Curb, loading only zone, parked abreast in or fail to load from designated curb lane [§§2402.7] | $ 50.00 |
Curb, more than 12 inches from [§§2400.2] | $ 20.00 |
Dangerous vehicle on public space or private property [DC Official Code §§ 50-2421.03] | First Offense $ 250.00 Second offense same owner $ 500.00 Third and subsequent offense same owner $ 1000.00 |
Dangerous vehicle with solid waste or rat harborage [DC Official Code §§ 50-2421.03] | $100.00 in addition to fine for Abandoned Vehicle |
Disobeying official sign [§§2400.6] | $ 30.00 |
Driveway or alley, within 5 feet [§§2405.2(a)] | $ 20.00 |
Embassy or chancery, reserved or restricted space or zone; unauthorized vehicle in [§§2406.5] | $ 20.00 |
Emergency no parking [§§2407.23] | $ 50.00 |
Entrance to designated buildings [§§2406.3, 2406.4] | $ 20.00 |
Entrance, obstructing: garage, parking lot, service door or gate [§§2405.3(f)] | $ 20.00 |
Excavation, obstruction, or construction site, alongside or opposite, when such would obstruct traffic [§§2405. 1(c)] | $ 50.00 |
Fire escape, obstructing [See 12 DCMR, Construction Code] | $ 50.00 |
Fire hydrant, within 10 feet of [§§2405.2(b)] | $ 50.00 |
Fire lane, in [§§2405.2(i)] | $ 50.00 |
Fire station driveway entrance, parking within 20 feet of [§§2405.2(f)] | $ 50.00 |
Glazing Materials [D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2207.02 (2001 ed.)] | $ 50.00 |
Failure to correct, first occasion | $ 1,000.00 |
Failure to correct, second or subsequent occasion | $ 5,000.00 |
Government vehicles only [§§2406.1] | $ 25.00 |
Individual with disabilities, reserved residential space of; unauthorized use of [§§2715.3] | $ 250.00 |
Individual with disabilities, parked beyond time limit in parking space for (§§2406.11(a)(4)) | $30.00 |
Individual with disabilities, no proof of payment (§§2406.11(a)(5)) | $30.00 |
Individual with disabilities, amount of payment has lapsed (§§2406.11(a)(6)) | $30.00 |
Individual with disabilities only; unauthorized use of space reserved for (§§2406.11(a)(1)) | $250.00 |
Intersection | |
Less than 25 feet of [§§2405.2(c)] | $ 20.00 |
Less than 40 feet of [§§2405.2(c)] | $ 20.00 |
Obstructing [§§2405.1(a)] | $ 50.00 |
Prohibiting parking in approach to [§§2405.2(c)] | $ 20.00 |
Left wheel to curb-parallel parking [§§2400.1;.3;.4] | $ 20.00 |
Loading zone, commercial motor vehicle parked at an expired meter in a commercial permit parking loading zone and with no commercial permit parking decal or commercial permit parking day pass displayed [§§2402.2] | $ 100.00 |
Loading zone, overtime parking by a commercial motor vehicle with valid commercial permit parking decal [§§2402.3(c)] | $ 50.00 |
Loading zone, unauthorized vehicle in [§§2402.6] | $ 100.00 |
Mail box, motorist's courtesy, within 25 feet of [§§2405.3(d)] | $ 20.00 |
Median strip, channelizing island or safety zone (delineated by raised curbs), on [§§2405. 1(e)] | $ 100.00 |
Median strip, channelizing island or safety zone (delineated by solid lines), in [§§2405. 1(e)] | $ 35.00 |
Meter Infractions (includes fines associated with the Performance Parking Zo ne) [§§2404.15, §§2424.12] | Fine | In Performance Parking Zones [§§2404.15, §§2424.12] | During Events in a Performance Parking Zone [§§2424.12] |
Depositing additional payment to extend time beyond applicable limit [§§2404.6, §§2424.12] | $ 20.00 | $ 20.00 | $ 40.00 |
Expiration time indicated on the parking meter receipt displayed on the vehicle, on the meter, or pay-by-phone session has lapsed [§§2404.7(b), §§2424.12] | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 |
Failure to deposit payment [§§2404.7(a), §§2424.12] | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 |
Failure of a bus operator to provide payment for use of a designated bus parking zone [§§2404.5, §§2404.13] | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Failure to properly display pay-and-display parking meter receipt [§§2404.7(c), §§2424.12] | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 |
Illegally parked [§§2404.7, §§2424.12] | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 |
Not parked in parking meter space [§§ 2404.3, §§ 2424.12] | $ 25.00 | $ 25.00 | $ 60.00 |
Overtime parking in a parking meter space or zone [§§2404.2, §§2424.12] | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 |
Overtime parking in a commercial loading zone [§§2402.3(c), §§2424.12] | $ 50.00 | $ 50.00 | $100.00 |
Oversized vehicle in a metered space [§§2404.4, §§2424.12] | $ 25.00 | $ 25.00 | $ 50.00 |
Parking in a parking meter space that differs from the pay-by-space session or single space meter [§§2404.8(a), (b), (c), §§2404.10(d), §§2424.12] | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 |
Parking in a space within a pay-by-phone zone that does not correspond to the pay-by-phone session [§§2404.8(d), §§2424.12] | $ 30.00 | $ 30.00 | $ 60.00 |
INFRACTION (Regulatory/Statutory Citation) | FINE |
Motorcycle parking only [§§4019.l1, 4023.5] | $ 25.00 |
No parking [§§2400.6, 2400.7, 2405.1, 2405.2, 2405.3] | $ 30.00 |
No parking except reserved on-street car-sharing vehicle [§§2406.12(c)] | $ 100.00 |
No parking except for an electric vehicle while plugged in [§§2406.28(a), 2406.28(b)] | $ 100.00 |
No standing [§§2400.6, 2405.1, 2405.2] | $ 50.00 |
No standing rush hour [§§2400.6; 4020] | $100.00 |
No stopping [§§2000.4; 2405.1] | $ 50.00 |
Official parking permit space, in [§§2406.1] | $ 25.00 |
Overtime | |
72 consecutive hours on roadway [§§2405.4] [REPEALED] | |
In time zone restricted by posted sign [§§2400.7] | $ 25.00 |
Parallel, fail to park (except where permitted) [§§2400.1] | $ 20.00 |
Plugged in electric vehicle remaining for more than four (4) hours between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday at an on-street parking space reserved for charging vehicles [§§2406.28(c)] | $30.00 |
Private Property, vehicle on without consent of property owner [DC Official Code §§ 50-2421.03] | First Offense $ 250.00 Second offense same owner $ 500.00 Third and subsequent offense same owner $ 1,000.00 |
Prohibited vehicles | |
Any passenger vehicle with a seating capacity of more than fifteen (15) passengers, a boat, a trailer, any vehicle longer than twenty-two feet (22 ft.) or wider than eight feet (8 ft.), or any vehicle that has been modified to haul trash, junk, or debris parked on a public street in front of any private dwelling, or apartment, church, school playground or hospital [§§2405.5] | $ 1,000.00 |
Public or private property [DC. Official Code §§40 -812] [REPEALED] | |
Public space, on [§§2405.3(a)] | $ 20.00 |
Railroad crossing, within 50 feet of [§§2405.2(e)] | $ 20.00 |
Reduce width of roadway to less than 10 feet [§§2405.2(g)] | $ 25.00 |
Residential Permit Parking | Fine | ||
Fail to properly display current sticker [§§ 2424.4, §§ 2424.5, §§ 2424.6, §§ 2441.3] | $ 15.00 | ||
Fail to remove expired sticker [ §§ 2424.4, §§ 2424.5, §§ 2424.6, §§ 2441.3] | $ 15.00 | ||
Improper use of annual visitor parking pass[§§ 2414.12] | $ 300.00 | ||
Resident-only permit parking block, without valid permit [§§ 2432.1(b), §§ 2438.2(a)(2)] | In each calendar year: first offense $30, second offense $30, third and any subsequent offense $60 | ||
Fine | In Ballpark Performance Parking Zone [§§ 2404.24, §§ 2424.12] | During Ballpark Events [§§ 2424.12] | |
Residential permit parking block, beyond consecutive two-hour period without valid permit [§§ 2439.1(a), §§ 2432.1(a)] | In each calendar year: First offense $35, Second offense $35, Third and any subsequent offense $65. | In each calendar year: First offense $35, Second offense $35, Third and any subsequent offense $65 | In each calendar year: First offense $60, Second offense $60, Third and any subsequent offense $60. |
INFRACTION (Regulatory/Statutory Citation) | FINE |
Safety zone/channelizing island adjacent curb, between [§§2405.3(b)] | $ 20.00 |
School zone, in [§§2406.2] | $ 25.00 |
Sidewalk, on [§§2405.1(h)] | $ 100.00 |
Sidewalk, in driveway or alley entrance so as to obstruct [§§2405.1(f)] | $ 50.00 |
Sightseeing stand, on [§§2409.3] | $ 20.00 |
Snow emergency route, on during prohibited period [§§2417.2] | $ 250.00 |
Stop sign, within 25 feet of [§§2405.2(d)] | $ 50.00 |
Streetcar - parking, stopping or standing a vehicle in the streetcar guideway or adjacent to a streetcar platform. [§§1601.1, 2405.1(i)] | $ 100.00 |
Street cleaning route, parked on during prohibited period [§§2423] | $ 45.00 |
Tags | |
Fail to turn in tags when required [§§415, 2706] | $ 50.00 |
Taxicab, bus, or other vehicle for hire on stand, driver not with [§§2409.5] | $ 20.00 |
Taxi stand [§§2409.3] | $ 20.00 |
Valet parking zone, Valet staging zone [§§2409.3] | $ 100.00 |
Vehicle remaining for more than four (4) hours between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday at an on-street parking space reserved for charging vehicles [§§2406.16] | $ 100.00 |
Vendors stand, on [24 DCMR §§ 501] | $ 20.00 |
WMATA property, parking, leaving unattended, or storing a vehicle in violation of posted parking restrictions at a parking facility on [DC Code §§ 50-2637] | $30.00 |
Yield sign, within 25 feet of [§§ 2405.2(d)] | $ 20.00 |
The following civil infractions and their respective fines set forth in this subsection refer to miscellaneous non-moving violations, including those in which the offense is not solely related to the manner in which the vehicle is parked:
INFRACTION (Regulatory/Statutory Citation) | FINE |
Advertising for sale, displaying vehicle for primary purpose of [§§ 2400.5] | $ 20.00 |
Emergency (hand) brake failure to set when parked [§§ 2418.1; 720.3] | $ 50.00 |
Glass or debris, failure to remove from street [§§ 2418.4; 2418.5; 2418.6] | $ 25.00 |
Individual with disabilities parking privileges; unauthorized use of (§§ 2406.11(a)(2)) | $100.00 |
Individual with disabilities parking privileges; Vending using [§§ 2406.11(a)(3) and 2704.3] | $500.00 |
Idling, excessive [§§ 2418.3] | $ 500.00 |
Ignition failure to lock and remove key when parked [§§ 2418.1] | $ 50.00 |
Inspection | |
Expired rejection (red) sticker, [§§ 604.4] | $ 50.00 |
Fail to report for [§§ 601. 1] | $ 50.00 |
Fail to display current sticker [§§ 601.1, 602, 607] | $ 50.00 |
Motor running unattended [§§ 2418.1] | $ 50.00 |
Reciprocity sticker, failure to display [§§ 429.2] | $ 50.00 |
Repairs making on roadway other than those necessitated by an emergency [§§ 2400.5] | $ 100.00 |
Tags | |
Failure to display current identification tags [§§ 422.1 -.3] | $ 100.00 |
Failure to properly affix validation stickers to [§§ 422.7] | $ 50.00 |
Fail to secure D.C. tags [§§ 422, 429.1] | $ 100.00 |
Illegible [§§ 422.5] | $ 50.00 |
Improper display of [§§ 422.4] | $ 50.00 |
No front [§§ 422.1, 422.3] | $ 50.00 |
No rear [§§ 422.1 - 422.3] | $ 50.00 |
Obstructed [§§ 422.6] | $ 50.00 |
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-2601