Pay Your Parking Ticket

This page is specific to City of Fort Collins parking tickets left on windshields.

Does your citation require an appearance at 215 N. Mason St.? Pay Municipal Court.

If you received a parking ticket, you may pay your ticket using one of the following methods:

• Online: Pay online here
• By phone: Call 970-221-6617
• In person: Visit 144 N. Mason St., Suite 5, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (excluding holidays)
• Mail slot: Place check or money order (no cash) in the provided envelope and slip it through our front door's mail slot at 144 N. Mason St., Suite 5
• By mail: Send a check payable to the City of Fort Collins to City of Fort Collins Parking Services, P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522 (no cash allowed in mailed payments)

Paying a ticket is considered an admission of guilt according to 1209(5)(a) of the Fort Collins Traffic Code.

A vehicle receiving a parking ticket on a Fort Collins street.

If Your Ticket Isn't Paid on Time

Fine Increases

Parking ticket fines escalate if not paid or contested within 20 calendar days from the issue date. A notice of unpaid parking fines will be sent to the vehicle’s registered owner.

After 20 days from the ticket issue date, fines increase as follows:

• $10 fine → $20
• $25 fine → $50
• $35 fine → $50
• $50 fine → $75
• $75 fine → $100
• $100 fine → $150

Unpaid tickets may lead to vehicle immobilization or referral to a collection agency.

Contesting a Ticket

To contest a ticket contact Parking Services within 20 calendar days of ticket issue date. To contest a parking ticket in Fort Collins, you can file a "Motion for Trial" with the Municipal Court.  

Vehicle Immobilization

If fines are not paid or contested within 20 calendar days, vehicles with unpaid citations may be immobilized using a wheel lock/boot or barnacle device. A mailed notice will be sent prior to immobilization. Once immobilized, all outstanding fines and an $85 immobilization fee must be paid in full for release.

If the vehicle remains immobilized for more than 72 hours, it may be impounded at the owner's expense. The City is not liable for loss or damage to immobilized vehicles or their contents. Tampering with, defacing, opening, damaging, removing or moving an immobilization device before official release is a misdemeanor offense under Fort Collins Traffic Code Sections 1801(4), 1801(7) and 1801(8).

The types of immobilization devices we use include: