County Court

• Right of Way Enforcement is a division of the Public Works Department. 
• The Parking Violations Bureau, a division of ACS, contracts with the city to handle telephone calls, correspondence, payments and data entry of parking citations.
• The Denver County Court Parking Magistrate's Office provides citizens with a means to contest/appeal a ticket through the judicial hearing process.

There are numerous reasons why a vehicle could receive a parking ticket. Some examples are 1) parking at an expired meter; 2) expired license plates; 3) no emission sticker or an invalid sticker displayed; 4) improper use of a meter space; or 5) parking in a 'No Parking' space. There are several options available when a ticket has been received. A citizen can mail in the parking payment,  or s/he may contest the ticket. To contest the ticket, the citizen must appear in person at the Denver County Court Parking Magistrate's Office. There, a magistrate will listen and offer consideration on the fine amount. If not satisfied with the offer, a court date may be set where the citizen may take his/her case before a judicial officer for final hearing. The ticketing officer will also be present at the hearing.

A citizen may also request an investigation if they feel there were problems with signage in the area or if a meter failed to operate properly.

When a citizen's vehicle is booted, s/he may appear before the parking magistrate, where the magistrate may offer some consideration on the fine amount. If not satisfied with the magistrate's offer, the citizen may post a bond in the total amount of the fines and fees to obtain the release of the vehicle, then set the matter to be heard in court.