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Originally Posted by brownie
Housejunk,Aren't you a lawyer as stated in a previous post regarding taxes??Can't you look into this further and help all the CP'ers out,well the ones that dont pay tickets anyways.
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Legally, there is no doubt that Impark does not have the ability to levy their parking fines on citizens. An analogous situation would be if someone parked their car on your private property, like a driveway. Just like Impark, you have no legal recourse to "impose" a fine on that individual. Only the city has the legal power to impose fines on parking violations.
So legally, there's no question that Impark doesn't have the ability to enforce their fines, and that's why you don't have to pay them. My concern goes beyond the simple legality of the tickets....its whether or not the collection agency will report the unpaid debt to a credit bureau (which they have every right to do). It's not a legal issue. I'm just not sure whether or not: a) the collection agency will report the debt and b.) whether or not the credit bureau will even bother with such a minor amount. I've heard some friends who say they will, and others who say they won't.