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Seattle parking ticket prices increasing in 2025

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Published  December 17, 2024 1:08pm PST
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SEATTLE - The cost of a parking violation in Seattle is set to increase nearly 50% starting on Jan. 1, 2025. 

According to Seattle Municipal Court (SMC), this is the first time the city of Seattle has increased parking fines since 2011.

The cost of a parking violation in Seattle is set to increase nearly 50% starting on Jan. 1, 2025. According to Seattle Municipal Court (SMC), this is the first time the city of Seattle has increased parking fines since 2011. There are a number of new laws and inflation-related price increases going into effect in Seattle and the state of Washington in the new year, including minimum wage and new fines for drivers who cover their license plates. Be sure to check our full list of new laws going into effect at the start of 2025. What is the cost of a parking fine in Seattle in 2025? According to Seattle Municipal Court (SMC), beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, the parking fines in the city will range between $43 and $78. Before 2025, the price range for a parking fine in Seattle was between $29 and $53. SMC says that the new fine amounts are closer aligned with current parking rates and account for inflation. The cost of a parking violation in Seattle is set to increase nearly 50% starting on Jan. 1, 2025. According to Seattle Municipal Court (SMC), this is the first time the city of Seattle has increased parking fines since 2011. There are a number of new laws and inflation-related price increases going into effect in Seattle and the state of Washington in the new year, including minimum wage and new fines for drivers who cover their license plates. Be sure to check our full list of new laws going into effect at the start of 2025. What is the cost of a parking fine in Seattle in 2025? According to Seattle Municipal Court (SMC), beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, the parking fines in the city will range between $43 and $78. Before 2025, the price range for a parking fine in Seattle was between $29 and $53. SMC says that the new fine amounts are closer aligned with current parking rates and account for inflation.

A parking ticket is left on a car parked at an expired meter. (Photo By Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

There are a number of new laws and inflation-related price increases going into effect in Seattle and the state of Washington in the new year, including changes to the minimum wage and new fines for drivers who cover their license plates. Be sure to check our full list of new laws taking effect at the start of 2025.

What is the cost of a parking fine in Seattle in 2025?

According to the Seattle Municipal Court (SMC), beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, parking fines in the city will range from $43 to $78.

Before 2025, the price range for a parking fine in Seattle was between $29 and $53.

SMC says that the new fine amounts are closely aligned with current parking rates and account for inflation.

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