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A parking enforcement officer issues a warning for a car parked on 24th Street in midtown Sacramento in 2020. <\/p>\n
DANIEL KIM<\/p>\n
Sacramento Bee file<\/p>\n
Motorists who violate the city of Sacramento\u2019s parking codes could face bigger fines this year.<\/p>\n
Sacramento City Manager Maraskeshia Smith proposed raising parking ticket fees<\/a> in her budget released Wednesday to help stave off a $66.2 budget deficit.<\/a><\/p>\n For the past two years, the city has raised rates at meter and off-street garages amid fiscal shortfalls. Drivers paid about $17.8 million in parking fees from July 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025 \u2014 an increase of about $2.4 million compared to the same period in 2024 and up $4.8 million from the same time period in 2023, according to The Sacramento Bee\u2019s previous reporting.<\/a><\/p>\n Now, violators of the city\u2019s parking regulations could face increased fees, some of which were also raised in 2024.<\/p>\n Here are some of the proposed parking violation fees, compared to the fees in 2024:<\/p>\n The fee for an expired meter could increase to $80, up from $50.The fee for wrongly parking in a designated residential permit area could increase from $60, up from $40.The fee for parking in an area during restricted hours could increase to $60, up from $40.The fee for parking outside a designated marked parking space could increase to $60, up from $35.The fee for parking in a bike lane could increase to $150, up from $50.The fee for parking in a passenger loading zone could increase to $70, up from $40.The fee for parking in a no parking zone could increase to $70, up from $40.<\/p>\n Smith has proposed slashing 46 filled positions and 100 vacancies to help balance her proposed $1.7 billion budget. Some programs would also be cut.<\/p>\n Not every person employed in the 46 filled positions will be laid off \u2014 some people will move to a different job. No police officers or firefighters will receive pink slips.<\/p>\n The City Council is scheduled to discuss the proposed budget Tuesday. The final budget is scheduled to be adopted June 9.<\/p>\n The new fees would start after the budget goes into effect on July 1, but only after a warning period.<\/p>\n This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM.<\/p>\n CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story stated that some of the 2024 fees were current.<\/p>\n Corrected Apr 30, 2026<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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