Parking citations.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 16-64
in effectSec. 16-64. - Parking citations.
(a) The administrative adjudication process for parking, standing or stopping of vehicle violations that are subject to adjudication under this article shall be initiated by the issuance of a parking citation. A citation may be issued by a peace officer or other authorized parking compliance agent designated by or upon authority of the city.
(b) If the owner or operator of the vehicle is not present at the time of issuance of the citation, the citation may be issued by affixing the citation to the vehicle in a conspicuous place.
(c) The citation shall provide that the person charged with a parking, stopping or standing offense shall have the right of an instanter hearing to determine the issue of liability for the charged offense. Such right to a hearing shall be exercised by appearing in person before an adjudication hearing officer within 40 days from the date of issuance of the citation at such convenient and reasonable hours as may be specified by the adjudication hearing officer, which hours shall be printed on the parking citation.
(d) The original or any copy of the citation is a record kept in the ordinary course of business in the city and is rebuttable proof of the facts it contains.
(Ord. No. 07-464, § 6(Exh. A), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 2011-75, § 3, 2-2-2011; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 33, 12-11-2019; Ord. No. 2023-548, § 14, 7-12-2023; Ord. No. 2026-0803, § 2, 9-23-2026)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH16MUCO_ARTIVADPACI_S16-64PACIFetched: 10/26/2026