There are several convenient ways to pay your parking ticket:

    1. Pay in person at 120 S. Federal Place, Suite 312 Hours: 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. M-F

    2. Mail your ticket in the yellow envelope provided to:
        City of Santa Fe Parking Division
        P.O. Box 909
        Santa Fe, NM  87504-0909

    3. Drop it in one of the yellow payment boxes located at each city parking lot and on 11 
        downtown parking meters or poles: Water St. parking lot, 102 E. Water Street; Sandoval 
        Parking Garage, 216 W. San Francisco St.; Cathedral parking lot, 213 Cathedral 
        Place; Canyon Road parking lot, 830 Canyon Road; Archdiocese parking lot, 251 
        Alameda; 106 W. San Francisco, in front of Starbucks; 210 Don Gaspar, in front of Hotel 
        St. Francis; 325 Don Gaspar, in front of the state library; 101 W. Alameda, in front of El 
        Charro Restaurant; 107 Old Santa Fe Trail, in front of Cutlery of Santa Fe; 125 
        Washington, in front of State Museum; 202 E. Marcy, in front of Santa Fe New Mexican; 
        201 W. Marcy, in front of City Hall; 113 Lincoln, in front of the Palace of the Governors; 
        120 S. Federal Place, in front of the Post Office; 326 S. Guadalupe, in front of Zia Diner.

    4. If you think you received the ticket in error, attend Parking Court, held once a month at 
        the Municipal Court building, 2511 Camino Entrada. Call 955-6865 for times and dates.

Non-payment of three or more parking fines will cause your car to be placed on the "Boot and Tow" eligible list. In order to get the boot removed from your car, you must pay all outstanding citations, plus a $50 boot removal fine.

If no payment is received by the Parking Division within 72 hours, the car will be towed and impounded. All of the above-mentioned fees, plus the impound and towing fees will need to be paid before the car will be released.

Legal Authority to Move Improperly Parked Vehicles

Section 12-12-18 of the New Mexico Uniform Traffic Ordinance states, "under the provisions of this seciton, any municipal police officer, or any municipal employee who is authorized to direct traffic or enforce state or local parking or motor vehicle laws, may order the impoundment of any vehicle within the municipal corporate limits, without prior notice to the owner or operator thereof".

Marking the tires with chalk is one method of time-limit enforcement. After the tires are marked, the Parking Enforcement Officer records the time and location. The tires are checked after the permitted time and vehicles that have not been moved are ticketed, even if the meter has not expired.

To encourage parking turnover and to best utilize the limited number of short-term parking spaces, section 12-6-6.12 of the New Mexico Uniform Traffic Code prohibits parking beyond posted time limits and meter durations.

"It is unlawful for any vehicle to remain parked in a regulated parking space, or posted time zone, beyond the posted time limit, or beyond the time limit posted on the meter." A parker may not add more coins to the parking meter to add time.

Upon observing an expired parking meter, the Parking Enforcement Officer will inspect the vehicle for valid and visible parking zone or meter permits; or valid placards for persons with disabilities.

Parking meter malfunctions, and other questions may be directed to:

City of Santa Fe Parking Division
P.O. Box 909
120 S. Federal Place, Suite 312
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0909
Ph: (505) 955-6581

Meters are enforced Monday through Saturday between the hours of 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. Meters are free on Sundays and public holidays. Although all parking ordinances apply throughout the city, some of the more frequent violations that affect the downtown area are:

Section	Common Violations	Fine
12-9-9	Parking in a zone reserved for persons with a disability	Up to $500 and mandatory court appearance
12-9-9	Expired parking meter	$16
12-6-6.1	Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited	$27
12-6-6.3	Double parking	$37
12-6-6.12	Improper parking/sign posting	$27
12-6-6.15	Residential parking, permit required	$32
12-6-8.4	Improper use of curb loading zone	$37
12-6-6.2	Parking too far from the curb	$21
Penalties: Parking fines will double if not paid within 15 days of the date the citation was issued.

In an effort to provide convenient, short-term parking for shoppers and visitors to the downtown area, the city's Parking Division has established on-street two-hour parking zones. Under city ordinance, section 12-6-6.12 a vehicle must be removed from a designated parking meter space after two hours or a $16 fine may be imposed.

The time limits are enforced daily, except Sundays and public holidays. Streets with two-hour time limits are:

Shelby Street, Cathedral Place, Old Santa Fe Trail, Griffin Street, Staab Street, McKenzie, Chapelle, San Francisco (between Sandoval and Cathedral), Palace Avenue (between Grant and Washington), Galisteo Street (between Alameda and San Francisco), Washington Avenue (between Marcy and Palace), Water Street (between Sandoval and Old Santa Fe Trail), and 
Marcy Street (between Lincoln and Otero)