Automated tickets may take up to five days to be uploaded into the database by the issuing agency.
Note: You can search by ticket number or license plate; but not both at the same time.

Search online by the license plate of the vehicle that was issued the ticket. Tickets issued to that vehicle will be listed Click here to search for the ticket.

You may choose to pay any or all of the tickets at this time. However, if the tickets continue to go unpaid, the fine amounts will increase and a DMV registration hold will be placed on the vehicle.

You have 21 days from the date of the ticket, or 14 days from the date on the mailed delinquent notice to pay the original fine amount.

Per California Vehicle Code Sections 40202 & 40207a
You have 21 calendar days from the date the ticket was issued or 14 calendar days after the mailing of the notice of illegal parking to pay the original fine amount or dispute the ticket.

Per California Vehicle Code Section 40215a
You have 21 calendar days from the date the ticket was issued or 14 calendar days from the mailing of the notice of illegal parking to request a first level dispute

All first level appeals/disputes must be submitted electronically in order to provide a quick, fair and efficient disputing process. Click here to dispute the ticket.

No. If you pay your ticket, you have waived your right to dispute it. While disputing a ticket, it is placed on a temporary hold and the amount will not increase during this time. Once a determination is made at any level of the review process, the time clock will continue another 21 days to pay or dispute further before the amount increases.

The Dispute button will not appear if the time guidelines for disputing have expired. If the time guidelines have expired, you have waived your right to dispute the ticket and only have the option to pay.

The issuing agency (where you received the ticket) will review your appeal.
Once a decision is made by the issuing agency, you will receive the results.
PMB does not make decisions on appeals.

The email address you provided at the time of the dispute will be sent an email once a determination has been made by the issuing agency. This email details the result of your dispute.

You will receive the dispute result up to twenty-one days from the date the dispute was submitted.

No. If you have disputed your ticket, wait for the determination. The time guidelines for payment amounts have been placed on hold while you wait for your determination. Determinations are made by the issuing agency, not PMB. If payment is made before receiving your determination results, the submitted dispute becomes null.

Once a determination is made by the reviewing agency, you will receive the results within approximately five minutes.

Pay online using your Master Card, Discover, American Express or an electronic check. We also accept mail in payments. We do not process payments over the phone.

A $35 processing fee is added if your payment is rejected to offset the amount charged to PMB by the payment processing company in addition to our administrative fee. The amount may also have additional increases due to late fees.

If your ticket is due today, we recommend paying it online. We go by the postmark on the envelope we receive. As long as the postmark date on the envelope is within the time guidelines, we will accept the payment. If your payment is due today, make sure it goes out in today’s mail to be postmarked with today’s date.