We don't have enough outcome data to publish a dismissal rate for this violation yet. Scan your ticket and we'll show you what we do know — and we'll tell you honestly if it's not worth fighting.
Fine: $65 (or $35 depending on zone). Deadline to contest: 30 days from issuance. Citation: 34 RCNY 4-08.
NYC: omission OR misdescription of any of the five mandatory identification elements (plate number, plate type, make/model, body type, registration state) is a jurisdictional defect mandating dismissal. VTL 238(2); Matter of Ryder Truck Rental (1984); Crichlow v. NYC DOF.
NYC: broken/missing meter limits liability (code 32 rules). LA: meter must fail BOTH coin and card to excuse (CVC 22508.5). Report the meter number and failure.