Dispute Parking Tickets
A parking ticket must be paid within 21 days to avoid late penalties. If you feel that a ticket was issued in error you may file a dispute.
The Dispute Process
Ticket disputes must be submitted online or in writing.
To submit a dispute online click here.
You will need the following information:
- Ticket number
- Vehicle registration number (license plate)
- Name and address
- The reason for the dispute
- A daytime phone number
- An email address
This form will allow you to upload supporting documentation (2 files; either jpg or tif). Enter the ticket number as it appears on the ticket, do not include spaces or hyphens. When entering your vehicle registration you must enter your two-digit state code before the plate number.
The dispute will be reviewed and the Hearing Officer’s decision will be mailed within 4 to 6 weeks. If you do not agree with the findings you may request a hearing.
You may also mail or deliver your Parking Ticket Dispute to:
Attn: Hearing Officer
Traffic Parking & Transportation Department
City of Cambridge
344 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
The dispute will be reviewed and the Hearing Officer’s decision will be mailed within 4 weeks.
Appearing and Testifying at Hearings
You may request an in person hearing at the Department's office. At the hearing you will have the opportunity to explain the reason you feel the ticket was issued in error or if there are extenuating circumstances and to provide any documentation or evidence that supports your claim. The Parking Control Officer who wrote the ticket will not be present. The legal appeal from the decision of the Hearing Officer is to the Middlesex County Superior Court, 200 Trade Center, Woburn MA. There is a $275.00 filing fee. The parking ticket adjudication process was decriminalized by the Massachusetts State Legislature.