How to Pay a Parking Ticket in Indianapolis: Methods and Late Fees

To pay a parking ticket in Indianapolis, use ParkIndy, the city’s parking enforcement contractor, through one of four channels: online, by phone at 1-855-251-8188, by mail, or by dropping a check in the lock box at the City-County Building. Pay within seven days of the citation to avoid late fees.¹

Pay Online

The city’s payment portal accepts Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. You can search for your citation by citation number, notice number, or license plate. Once the payment goes through, wait for the confirmation page and print or save it.²

Pay by Phone

Call 1-855-251-8188 and follow the automated prompts. You’ll need a credit or debit card.¹

Pay by Mail

Send a check or money order made payable to ParkIndy, LLC to:

ParkIndy, LLC
P.O. Box 2251
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Write your citation number on the check so the payment is credited to the right account. Mail avoids any online processing fees, but build in enough time for delivery before the seven-day window closes.¹

Pay in Person

Drop a check made payable to ParkIndy, LLC into the lock box near Room E152 of the City-County Building, 200 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. Include your citation number on the check. The box is emptied daily, but anything left after 3 p.m. on a Friday, or on a holiday, is processed the next business day.¹

If You Lost the Paper Ticket

The citation number printed on the ticket is the quickest lookup, but the online portal also searches by license plate. Enter the two-character state abbreviation directly before the plate number with no spaces, like INABC123.²

Formatting differences in agency records mean a plate search doesn’t always pull up every open ticket. If you know you have a citation and the search comes back empty, call 1-855-251-8188 to confirm the citation numbers tied to your plate.²

Think You Shouldn’t Have to Pay? Don’t Pay Yet

If you believe the ticket was issued in error, do not pay first. The city won’t review a citation once it’s been paid. You have 30 days to submit a contest through the city’s online form, but filing within seven days keeps late fees from accruing while your case is reviewed.³

What Late Payment Costs

Indianapolis parking citations are civil violations, so paying one won’t touch your driving record or create a criminal history. The bill, though, grows. Unpaid citations collect late fees, and if the account stays delinquent long enough it can be referred to a collection agency, which may show up on your credit report. If you’re carrying multiple unpaid citations that add up to $150 or more, the Ordinance Violation Bureau can set up a payment plan.¹

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indy.gov. Pay Your Parking Citation
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City of Indianapolis. Paying Meter Citations
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City of Indianapolis. Contest a Parking Citation or Ticket