DATE: February 11, 2021
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ORDINANCE AMENDING SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT CODE SECTION 8.15 - PARKING REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT TO BE COMPLIANT WITH REVISIONS TO THE INDIGENT PAYMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS WITHIN CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTION 40220 PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 3277
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Assembly Bill (AB) 3277, effective January 1, 2021, revised the guidelines within California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 40220, relating to collection of parking penalties. The law requires processing agencies to provide low-income individuals the opportunity to set up an indigent payment plan (Plan) to pay parking citations. Processing agencies are required to have this type of Plan in order for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to continue to collect any outstanding unpaid parking debt through the registration hold program. AB 3277 updates existing law to allow more individuals access to the Plan. This update provides additional flexibility, reducing the financial impact of parking debt for more low-income individuals and giving individuals in financial distress greater lengths of time to enroll and pay off their debts. The following revisions were made to CVC Section 40220:
a) Increased the $300 maximum debt limit (i.e., outstanding parking citation amount) amount to $500 for the total debt amount required for a parking agency to offer an indigent payment plan to a low-income person.
b) Lengthened the Plan to be available for a maximum of 24 months from previous 18 months.
c) Changed timeframe a person may request a Plan from 60 to 120 calendar days from the issuance of a parking citation.
d) Clarified that the required website notification of the availability of a Plan must be in a place that is readily accessible in a prominent location on the agency's internet website.
In order to comply with the updated guidelines approved by AB 3277 and incorporated within CVC Section 40220, staff recommends that the Board of Port Commissioners (B...
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