UNAUTHORIZED USE OF STREETS; APPEAL PROCEDURES
Salt Lake City Code § 12.56.570
in effect12.56.570: UNAUTHORIZED USE OF STREETS; APPEAL PROCEDURES:
A. Any person having received a citation as to unauthorized use of streets, or the owner of any vehicle employed in such use, may appeal such notice pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter 2.75.
B. If the hearing officer or administrative appeals officer, as applicable, finds that an unauthorized use occurred but one or more of the defenses set forth in this section is applicable, they may dismiss the notice of unauthorized use and release the owner or driver from liability thereunder. Such defenses are:
1. At the time of the receipt of the notice, possession of the subject vehicle had been acquired by a third party in violation of the criminal laws of the State;
2. If the notice of unauthorized use of streets alleges a violation of any ordinance pertaining to a parking meter, such meter was mechanically malfunctioning to the extent that its reliability is questionable;
3. Compliance with the subject ordinances would have presented an imminent and irreparable injury to persons or property;
4. Citations for overtime parking in metered or time restricted zones received by a city employee or guest while on official Salt Lake City business will be dismissed upon written request from the applicable department director or designee on official letterhead or by electronic mail. The request must be made within ten (10) days of receipt of the citation and must include a brief description of the reason for the request, and be submitted to the Salt Lake City Corporation director of revenue operations. Parking violations other than overtime parking and meter violations will not be dismissed in this manner;
5. Unlimited time parking by exempt vehicles will be allowed at city meters and time restricted locations. In order to qualify, the exempt vehicle must either be a marked official vehicle pursuant to Section 12.56.590, or it must be included in the city’s exempt database. Requests for dismissals of other parking violations may be considered and should be submitted to the Salt Lake City Corporation director of revenue operations;
6. If the owner of the vehicle is deceased but was living when the ticket was issued;
7. If the vehicle was sold by a third party and the citation was issued prior to the sale, provided the sale is reported to the DMV and the bill of sale is submitted within twenty (20) days of receipt of the parking citation.
C. If the hearing officer or administrative appeals officer, as applicable, finds that an unauthorized use occurred but one or more of the defenses set forth in this section is applicable, they may reduce the penalty associated therewith, but in no event shall such penalty be reduced below the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). Such defenses are:
1. At the time of receipt of the notice, possession of the subject vehicle had been acquired by another party pursuant to a written lease agreement or similar written agreement;
2. The subject vehicle was mechanically incapable of being moved from such location; provided, however, such defense shall not apply to any vehicle which remains at such location in excess of six (6) hours;
3. Any markings, signs or other indicia of parking use regulation were not clearly visible or comprehensible;
4. At the time of the notice of violation a responsible person receiving such notice of violation had, but failed to properly display, a special disability group license plate or placard that was valid and relevant to the violation for which the citation was issued;
5. At the time a citation issued for failure to display a residential parking permit a valid residential parking permit existed, but such permit was not properly displayed;
6. Such other mitigating circumstances as have been approved by the parking civil manager.
D. If the penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter remains unsatisfied after forty (40) days from the receipt of the citation, the city may use such lawful means as are available to collect such penalty, including costs. Such collection efforts shall be stayed while an appeal is pending before a hearing officer or administrative appeals officer pursuant to Chapter 2.75. (Ord. 50-25, 2025: Ord. 35-23, 2023: Ord. 9-17, 2017)
Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-53512Fetched: 11/1/2026