Lockheed Information Management Services Co. v. City of Inglewood

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

Since 1992, the Vehicle Code has treated most parking violation notices as non criminal matters, subject to civil penalties which are assessed, collected, and retained by the issuing jurisdictions (i.e., issuing agencies) themselves, pursuant to specified administrative procedures. The judicial system is involved only when a violation notice is appealed beyond the administrative level, or when administrative means of collecting delinquent penalties have failed.

Vehicle Code 1 section 40200.5, subdivision (a) (section 40200.5(a)) provides that if an issuing agency does not wish…