Why Richmond, Why?!?: Parking Tickets & Swine Flu
I have a question about city of Richmond parking tickets.
I went to VCU about 10 years ago and racked up more than my fair share of parking tickets. I paid some of them and some of them I’m not so sure about. Plus, a couple of times, I saw people remove parking tickets from other people’s cars and trash them, so I might have some I don’t even know about.
So my question is, how do I know if I still have unpaid parking tickets with the city? Is there a statute of limitation on being charged for them? And I’ve heard there’s some magic number of unpaid tickets, at which point this city just impounds your car. Is this true? How many?
Michael Wallace, public information manager for the office of the press secretary to the mayor in the city of Richmond, answers:
To determine if a parking citation fine is due on a vehicle, the vehicle’s owner should call the city’s Finance Department at (804) 646-5690 or 311. Parking citations not paid within 15 days are considered late, and are assessed an additional $10 fee. An additional $10 fee will be added for each 30-day period (from the date of the citation) until the penalties equal the amount of the citation or the fine and penalties are paid in full.
The statue of limitations on parking tickets in the city of Richmond is 3 years.
If a vehicle collects three delinquent citations and the total amount of the citations is $749 or less, the vehicle is immobilized with a boot. If the amount of the citations is $750 or more, the vehicle is towed or impounded.
It seems like Swine Flu is getting worse. Is the city doing anything about it? Can residents get the vaccine?
Michael Wallace answers again:
The Richmond City Health District is leading the effort to make H1N1 vaccination available to all City of Richmond residents.
The Richmond City Health District (205-3500) is working with the City of Richmond, community partners and local health providers to ensure that everyone will have an opportunity to obtain the H1N1 vaccine as it becomes available to the community. Following guidance from the Virginia Department of Health, the vaccine will be provided to identified priority groups and then to all persons who want vaccine protection. The Virginia Department of Health will be the distribution agent for the vaccine and is providing allocations based on population and risk factors to localities throughout the commonwealth. Vaccination of school-age children is a priority as they are among identified at-risk groups for H1N1 virus infection.
So what do you want to know, Richmond? Send questions to kpeifer@richmond.com with "Why Richmond, Why?!?" in the subject line or leave your question in the comments sections below. And you can read old "Why Richmond, Whys?!?" here.
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