Parking ticket answers, Procedure.
Columbus City Codes § 2150.06
in effect2150.06 - Parking ticket answers, Procedure.
(A) A person who is personally or constructively served with a parking ticket shall answer in-person, by mail, or online to the Bureau. An answer shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of the service of the parking ticket and shall be in one of the following forms:
(1) An admission that the person committed the Parking Infraction, by payment of any fine arising out of the Parking Infraction; or
(2) An admission that the person committed the Parking Infraction by completing the online form, providing a written explanation and evidence of the circumstances surrounding the Parking Infraction and request a hearing;
(3) A denial that the person committed the parking infraction and a request a hearing. If the person desires the presence of the Officer who issued the parking ticket at the hearing, the person must request the Officer's presence with the initial request of the hearing.
(B) If contested, the written explanation and evidence shall be submitted either in-person, by regular U.S. mail, electronic mail, or uploaded electronically with the online hearing request. The Bureau shall set a date, time and place for the hearing and notify the person in writing by regular U.S. mail or by electronic mail. The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing examiner of the Bureau in accordance with Section 2150.12.
(C) If a person fails to timely answer the Parking Infraction as provided in division (A) of this section, the Bureau shall issue an Infraction Notification pursuant to Section 2150.08, and impose a penalty in accordance with Section 2150.02(B).
(D) The issuance of a parking ticket, the filing of or failure to file an answer by a person personally or constructively served with the ticket, the substance of the answer, the payment of any fine, penalty, fee and cost, and any other relevant information shall be entered in the records of the Bureau.
(Ord. No. 3360-2025, § 1, 12-15-2025)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT21TRCO_CH2150PAVI_2150.06PATIANPRFetched: 10/27/2026