Receipt and enforcement.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-617
in effectSec. 26-617. - Receipt and enforcement.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a parking facility general manager to have a vehicle immobilized ("booted") or towed for non-payment of parking fees in a parking facility that does not provide receipts for payment of parking fees.
(b) Each paper receipt issued by an attendant or printed by a pay station for payment of a parking fee shall have printed thereon in bold type the following directive "Display receipt face up on dashboard" and shall contain the name and logo of the parking facility, street address of the parking facility, the parking space number, if applicable, the date and time parking fees were paid and the expiration time. Lettering for the directive "Display receipt face up on dashboard" and expiration dates and times shall be printed on receipts in at least 14 point font size.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a parking facility general manager to allow a receipt to be printed or issued for a space that is not available due to being "Reserved."
(d) It shall be unlawful for a parking facility general manager to have a vehicle booted for any reason (e.g., being parked on or across the parking space lines, on or across areas marked with hash marks, in driving lanes or in other unauthorized areas on the parking facility) other than non-payment.
(e) When a parking fee was paid by digital payment, it shall be unlawful for a parking facility general manager to have a vehicle immobilized or towed for:
(1) Failing to display a receipt; or
(2) Non-payment of parking fees.
(Ord. No. 08-846, § 2, 9-24-08; Ord. No. 09-1235, §§ 2, 10, 12-2-09; Ord. No. 2011-1175, §§ 31, 32, 12-14-2011)
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_CH26PA_ARTIXMISTPAFA_DIV2BUPR_S26-617REENFetched: 10/26/2026