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6flightsup OP t1_iyelxqs wrote

Reply to comment by CrabEnthusist in Drat! Should have read that sign that says no parking here on Wednesday by 6flightsup

Good to know. I’ll look into it. Probably doesn’t warrant the time off of work, but it would be great to stick it to the man!

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lexabear t1_iyf2xg1 wrote

I recently contested a ticket and the court proceeding was over Zoom. This was as of August.

I was one of the last people in the docket so got to see a lot of other people's cases. Something like this, where there was a legitimate issue with the signage, the judge would throw out entirely.

Look at the picture the meter reader took (you should be able to view this online - check the instructions on the ticket) and it might show the sign, depending where your car was. If you contest the ticket, there's an opportunity to upload a picture, where you can put this photo too. The judge will look at the picture the meter reader sent along with any pictures you present.

Since there obviously is a sign, and it says something about parking, I can't say for certain that yours will definitely get thrown out. But the judge definitely did not like Baltimore City's parking enforcement and threw out a lot of tickets.

Basically anything that didn't have a legit excuse was reduced to $50 total with absolutely any excuse, including "oops, I didn't mean to". (Which was mine, TBF.) (Except handicapped parking issues because those are way more expensive.)

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6flightsup OP t1_iyf40bl wrote

Thanks for the advice. The meter reader’s picture would be a stronger case of the sign is in it.

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