Immediate release of vehicle required; payment of unpaid parking fees.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 11-70-11
in effectSec. 11-70-11. - Immediate release of vehicle required; payment of unpaid parking fees.
A. If a boot is placed on a vehicle parked at an unattended commercial parking lot for failure to pay the required parking charge, the vehicle must be immediately released upon making the $50.00 fee available to the booting company.
B. If a ticket is placed on a vehicle parked at an unattended commercial parking lot for failure to pay the required parking charge, the ticket must provide a mailing address to send the ticket fee and no immediate payment will be required. If a ticket is placed on a vehicle parked at an attended commercial lot, the vehicle must be immediately released upon making the ticket fee available to the parking attendant.
C. The owner or operator of a commercial parking lot may require the owner of the vehicle to pay all unpaid parking fees, which shall be based on the applicable rates during the time the vehicle was parked. Only the owner or its designated agent may collect the unpaid parking fees, but neither the booting, ticketing, nor towing company may serve as the designated agent for the purpose of collecting the unpaid parking fees. No vehicle may be withheld to collect unpaid parking fees if the vehicle owner has paid a booting or ticketing fee.
(Ord. No. 5679, § 41.5-11, 3-6-2018)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11-70IMMOVEBOCOPALOTI_S11-70-11IMREVEREPAUNPAFEFetched: 10/28/2026