Seattle police can start booting more vehicles thanks to courtesy notices
Jun 24, 2015, 2:08 PM | Updated: 3:20 pm
Seattle Parking Enforcement Officers are taking a step in courtesy while being able to boot more vehicles. (MyNorthwest file)
(MyNorthwest file)
Though it is a courtesy, Seattle’s new notices will allow Parking Enforcement Officers to boot more cars.
On Wednesday, officers began handing out courtesy notices to those with unpaid tickets, alerting them that their vehicle might be booted with a wheel locking device.
“These are just reminders that you do have outstanding parking tickets,” Detective Patrick Michaud said.
The notices help motorists avoid the added time and expense of the boot, as long as they pay their outstanding parking tickets.
For vehicles with four or more unpaid tickets, the vehicle is subject to being booted, whether or not it’s parked legally. For vehicles where the city does not have the owner’s address, a 30-day notice will be placed on the vehicle.
The courtesy notices follow an approved ordinance in 2014, when the Seattle City Council authorized their use. The notices allow even out-of-state vehicles to be booted. Previously, a vehicle could not be booted if the city did not have the owner’s address because the former ordinance required written notice by mail.
