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Policies
In order to make the most efficient use of Philadelphia’s parking resources, Parking Enforcement Officers patrol the city’s regulated parking zones.
They encourage continuous turnover of vehicles by enforcing parking regulations fairly, consistently and thoroughly.
Our objective is to help ensure that parking is readily available for residents, businesses and visitors.
When on patrol, Parking Enforcement Officers (PEOs) are responsible for ticketing vehicles that they observe to be illegally parked.
This requires a thorough knowledge of parking regulations and attention to detail.
All PEOs receive extensive training about the parking regulations that they enforce.
For information on the violations that PEOs observe and ticket, please see our Description of Parking Violations.
Wherever possible, we have attempted to apply policies consistently in similar situations. In this way, both the PEO and the public can be comfortable in knowing that regulations will be enforced in a fair and reasonable manner.
This approach reduces confusion among motorists regarding what we expect and therefore reduces the potential for conflict between PEOs and citizens.
Any information which supports a violation will be included on your ticket. For example, if your vehicle has an expired Resident Parking Permit sticker, the PEO will record the permit number and expiration date of that expired sticker.
This will help you understand why the ticket was issued, and will also be useful if you request a hearing to contest your ticket.
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