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The Boot and Tow Program by Officer John Flanagan

Jul 07, 2003

This article came from the internet and can be found at Phoenix at your Finger Tips. Direct web address is http://www.phoenix.gov/court/boottow phoenix.gov/court/boottow.html ?“The Boot and Tow Program is intended as an enforcement remedy against the citizens who ignore parking tickets. Unpaid parking tickets cost the city of Phoenix thousands of dollars in lost and/or delayed revenues. Any citizen with three or more unpaid, defaulted parking tickets can have his/her vehicle ?“booted?”.
The ?“boot?” is a mechanical device installed on a vehicle to prevent mobilization. To have the ?“boot?” removed, the citizen must pay the outstanding parking tickets. If not paid by 5:00 p.m. that same day, the car will be towed to prevent vandalism.
How is the program administered? ?“The Municipal Court sends a ?“pre-boot?” notice to any citizen with three or more unpaid, defaulted parking tickets. The citizen has 21 days from the date of the notice to either pay the outstanding fines or request a hearing. If no response to the ?“pre-boot?” is received from the citizen, the license plate of the citizens vehicle is placed on a list of vehicles eligible for ?“booting.?” Then the list is forwarded to the police Parking Enforcement Unit. Within 10 days after a vehicle has been ?“booted?” and towed, the court notifies the citizen by certified mail that his/her vehicle has been impounded...☺