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- The debt relief period is April 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025.
- Penalties and fees temporarily waived for eligible parking, standing, compliance, and automated speed and red light camera violations that are paid in full by July 31, 2025.
- Penalties and fees eligible for waiver include but are not limited to late payment penalties; collection costs; and returned check, default, tow, storage, and boot fees with limited exceptions.
- With a few exclusions, eligible violations include tickets for which a Notice of Final Determination has been issued on or before December 31, 2023.
- All motorists with eligible violations can participate in this program, regardless of income.
- Eligible violations include tickets for which a Notice of Final Determination has been issued on or before December 31, 2023, except for:
- Meter tickets (Municipal Code of Chicago section 9-64-190).
- Any violation for which the City has filed a case in a court or has initiated administrative proceedings for the collection of the debt.
- Tickets currently enrolled in a payment plan are eligible if paid in full by July 31, 2025.
- Refunds will not be issued for any amounts paid prior to the start of this program.
To view the ordinance for the Vehicle Violation Debt Relief Program, please click the button below.
The debt relief period is April 1, 2025 – July 31, 2025.
Participants must pay the base fine for eligible violations to receive debt relief.
Tickets where a Notice of Final Determination was issued on or before December 31, 2023, except for meter tickets and any violation where the City has filed a case in a court or has initiated administrative proceedings to collect the debt.
Penalties and fees eligible for waiver include but are not limited to late payment penalties, collection costs, returned check fees, default fees, and tow, storage, and boot fees with limited exceptions.
Failure to do so will result in penalties, fees, and costs previously eligible for waiver being once again due in full and added back to your current amount due.
For Example: If you have a ticket where the total amount due is $200 and as part of this program it is reduced to $100, if you only make payments totaling $50 by July 31, 2025 then your balance will be $150 as of August 1, 2025 because you did not pay the ticket in full during the debt relief period.
If your vehicle is impounded you are still eligible for the penalty waiver relief, but the impounded vehicle release fees will not be waived. These fees include boot, tow, storage, tamper, and returned check fees associated with the release of an impounded vehicle.
Please call the Ticket Helpline at 312-744-7275.
Vehicle Violation Debt Relief Program
- Individuals with eligible violations can participate, regardless of income.
- Penalties and fees temporarily waived for eligible parking, compliance, and automated speed and red light camera tickets.
- Pay eligible violations in full by 7/31/2025 to get debt relief.