NYC · Parking and camera · As of October 5, 2026

Which NYC parking tickets are dismissed most

Every parking and camera charge with at least 1,000 decided hearings, ranked by the share that ended dismissed. Across all 27,862,998 decided hearings, 25.9% were dismissed.

Source: NYC Open Data: Open Parking and Camera Violations (nc67-uf89), all years, as of October 5, 2026. These are tickets people chose to dispute. The figures describe past decisions, not how any one hearing will go. Method

Most often dismissed

#	Charge	Dismissed	Decided
1	No Stopping/Standing Except Passenger Pick-Upcode 30	88.9%	2,094
2	No Parking-Taxi Stand	87.5%	16,261
3	Failure To Display Bus Permitcode 1	86.2%	2,966
4	No Parking-Except Authorized Vehiclecode 24	84.4%	43,347
5	Unauthorized Passenger Pick-Upcode 3	83.5%	2,522
6	Nighttime Standing/ Parking In A Parkcode 63	83.3%	2,997
7	Othercode 99	79.7%	7,271
8	Selling/Offering Merchandise-Metercode 35	77.1%	8,557
9	No Parking-Except Handicap Permit	74.6%	5,311
10	Pedestrian Rampcode 67	70.0%	25,564
11	Unauthorized Bus Layovercode 79	69.8%	20,188
12	Improper Registrationcode 83	68.4%	17,252
13	Overnight Tractor Trailer Parkingcode 6	67.4%	7,100
14	No Parking-Except Disability Permitcode 27	65.9%	7,789
15	Detached Trailercode 66	64.5%	29,516
16	Missing Equipmentcode 80	59.4%	5,977
17	Parked Bus-Except Designated Areacode 77	55.0%	32,302
18	No Standing Except Trucks (Garment District)code 89	53.6%	9,743
19	Obstructing Drivewaycode 98	52.8%	103,113
20	Pickup Discharge In Prohibited Zonecode 54	51.2%	10,353

Least often dismissed

#	Charge	Dismissed	Decided
1	MTA Camera Violation - Double Parkingcode 15	4.4%	66,479
2	Bike Lanecode 48	9.0%	408,315
3	No Stopping-Day/Time Limitscode 10	9.1%	427,131
4	MTA Camera Violation - Parking In A Bus Stopcode 43	9.3%	97,180
5	Mobile Bus Lane Violationcode 12	10.0%	142,714
6	No Standing-Off-Street Lotcode 15	10.2%	38,036
7	Photo School Zone Speed Violationcode 36	10.3%	970,981
8	No Standing-For Hire Vehicle Standcode 26	11.0%	5,334
9	Double Parking-Midtown Commercialcode 47	11.3%	832,478
10	Safety Zonecode 53	11.5%	186,084
11	Failure To Stop At Red Lightcode 7	12.0%	165,761
12	Parking In Excess Of Limit-Commercial Meter Zone	12.5%	1,003
13	No Standing-Bus Lanecode 18	12.7%	187,187
14	Inspection Sticker-Expired/Missingcode 71	13.0%	957,936
15	No Standing-Bus Stopcode 19	13.8%	1,123,578
16	Fire Hydrantcode 40	13.8%	1,129,325
17	No Standing-Day/Time Limitscode 14	15.1%	3,589,270
18	No Standing-Hotel Loadingcode 11	15.7%	37,644
19	Expired Meter-Commercial Meter Zonecode 43	15.8%	52,077
20	Sidewalkcode 51	17.5%	194,317

All 79 charges, ranked

#	Charge	Dismissed	Decided
1	No Stopping/Standing Except Passenger Pick-Upcode 30	88.9%	2,094
2	No Parking-Taxi Stand	87.5%	16,261
3	Failure To Display Bus Permitcode 1	86.2%	2,966
4	No Parking-Except Authorized Vehiclecode 24	84.4%	43,347
5	Unauthorized Passenger Pick-Upcode 3	83.5%	2,522
6	Nighttime Standing/ Parking In A Parkcode 63	83.3%	2,997
7	Othercode 99	79.7%	7,271
8	Selling/Offering Merchandise-Metercode 35	77.1%	8,557
9	No Parking-Except Handicap Permit	74.6%	5,311
10	Pedestrian Rampcode 67	70.0%	25,564
11	Unauthorized Bus Layovercode 79	69.8%	20,188
12	Improper Registrationcode 83	68.4%	17,252
13	Overnight Tractor Trailer Parkingcode 6	67.4%	7,100
14	No Parking-Except Disability Permitcode 27	65.9%	7,789
15	Detached Trailercode 66	64.5%	29,516
16	Missing Equipmentcode 80	59.4%	5,977
17	Parked Bus-Except Designated Areacode 77	55.0%	32,302
18	No Standing Except Trucks (Garment District)code 89	53.6%	9,743
19	Obstructing Drivewaycode 98	52.8%	103,113
20	Pickup Discharge In Prohibited Zonecode 54	51.2%	10,353
21	Expired Muni Metercode 37	50.7%	750,257
22	Misuse Parking Permitcode 33	50.5%	14,221
23	No Standing-Except Truck Loadingcode 16	48.8%	399,825
24	No Match-Plate/Stickercode 75	46.8%	44,961
25	Front Or Back Plate Missingcode 74	46.1%	634,729
26	Fraudulent Use Parking Permitcode 87	45.0%	7,858
27	Wrong Waycode 61	44.8%	51,503
28	Beyond Marked Spacecode 62	44.4%	12,244
29	Idlingcode 8	40.6%	9,148
30	Night Parking On Residential Street-Commercial Vehiclecode 78	40.6%	180,824
31	Overtime Parking-Time Limit Postedcode 39	40.5%	4,908
32	No Standing-Taxi Standcode 13	37.9%	103,730
33	Intersectioncode 52	37.1%	4,103
34	Fail To Display Muni Meter Receiptcodes 38 and 69	36.0%	5,277,892
35	Double Parkingcode 46	35.7%	1,885,880
36	Non-Compliance With Posted Signcode 68	34.4%	57,038
37	Inspection Sticker-Mutilated/Counterfeitcode 72	33.5%	37,621
38	Obstructing Traffic/Intersectioncode 9	33.1%	67,475
39	No Parking-Day/Time Limitscode 20	32.6%	1,878,877
40	No Standing-For Hire Vehicle Stop	31.3%	1,503
41	Commercial Plates-Unaltered Vehiclecode 82	31.1%	119,378
42	Angle Parkingcode 60	29.7%	11,908
43	Registration Sticker-Mutilated/Counterfeitcode 73	29.7%	24,334
44	Divided Highwaycode 56	29.4%	2,014
45	Bus Parking In Lower Manhattancode 4	27.8%	3,488
46	No Standing-Except Authorized Vehiclecode 17	27.5%	306,709
47	Traffic Lanecode 45	27.0%	44,715
48	VIN Obscuredcode 76	26.0%	24,207
49	No Parking-Street Cleaningcode 21	25.7%	1,815,348
50	No Standing Except D/Scode 64	25.1%	45,319
51	Storage-3hr Commercialcode 85	24.6%	44,626
52	No Standing-Commercial Meter Zonecode 31	24.5%	315,715
53	Registration Sticker-Expired/Missingcode 70	23.5%	926,932
54	Excavation-Vehicle Obstructing Trafficcode 49	22.1%	3,030
55	Expired Muni Meter-Commercial Meter Zonecode 42	21.4%	324,908
56	No Standing-Taxi/FHV Relief Standcode 22	20.5%	17,419
57	Platform Lifts Lowered Position Commercial Vehiclecode 84	20.5%	725,837
58	Bus Lane Violationcode 5	19.2%	447,811
59	Crosswalkcode 50	19.0%	254,407
60	Sidewalkcode 51	17.5%	194,317
61	Expired Meter-Commercial Meter Zonecode 43	15.8%	52,077
62	No Standing-Hotel Loadingcode 11	15.7%	37,644
63	No Standing-Day/Time Limitscode 14	15.1%	3,589,270
64	Fire Hydrantcode 40	13.8%	1,129,325
65	No Standing-Bus Stopcode 19	13.8%	1,123,578
66	Inspection Sticker-Expired/Missingcode 71	13.0%	957,936
67	No Standing-Bus Lanecode 18	12.7%	187,187
68	Parking In Excess Of Limit-Commercial Meter Zone	12.5%	1,003
69	Failure To Stop At Red Lightcode 7	12.0%	165,761
70	Safety Zonecode 53	11.5%	186,084
71	Double Parking-Midtown Commercialcode 47	11.3%	832,478
72	No Standing-For Hire Vehicle Standcode 26	11.0%	5,334
73	Photo School Zone Speed Violationcode 36	10.3%	970,981
74	No Standing-Off-Street Lotcode 15	10.2%	38,036
75	Mobile Bus Lane Violationcode 12	10.0%	142,714
76	MTA Camera Violation - Parking In A Bus Stopcode 43	9.3%	97,180
77	No Stopping-Day/Time Limitscode 10	9.1%	427,131
78	Bike Lanecode 48	9.0%	408,315
79	MTA Camera Violation - Double Parkingcode 15	4.4%	66,479

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