In New York, 21% of contested double parking tickets were dismissed between 2025-01-01 and 2026-07-27, per the TossMyTicket Outcomes Index (n=262,453 hearings, source: open data).
Fine: $115. 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.
Regulation not properly posted: sign absent, obstructed, faded, or facing the wrong way. Photograph from the parking spot and a wide shot of the full block face.