What happens to the parking tickets after your car is impounded and you do not claim your car?
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What happens to the parking tickets after your car is impounded and you do not claim your car?
My truck got booted in Chicago for not having a city sticker. The fines are
greater than the value of the truck. I do not want the truck back. I am broke. I
am 1 month behind in my mortgage payment due job loss illness. I just want
those fines to go away or get greatly reduced. I am droning in debt.
Asked on June 28, 2018 under General Practice, Illinois
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You still owe the tickets. The impounding of the vehicle does not eliminate the tickets, which are essentially fines for having parked illegally. Since you did park illegally, you owe the fines--the punishment--for having done so regardless of what happens to the vehicle in question.
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