1. DON’T PARK AT A MUNI METER
UNTIL YOU READ THIS

2. New York City has replaced all
of its single-space, mechanical
meters with muni meters. Muni
meters regulate more than one
parking space, and use an
electronic pay and display
parking system.
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This presentation will show you
how to park safely at a muni
meter and avoid a NYC parking
ticket
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3. FIRST STEP
LEARN HOW
THE MACHINE
WORKS
BEFORE
ATTEMPTING
TO PARK AT A
MUNI METER
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4. PAY FOR TIME
WALK TO MUNI METER
TAKE THE RECEIPT
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5. PLACE THE RECEIPT IN A VISIBLE SPOT
ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE DASHBOARD
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6. THE LAW
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You are permitted 5-minutes
to walk to the muni meter
machine, purchase your
time, walk back to your car,
and display your receipt on
the driver’s side dashboard
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A judge is required to
dismiss it upon submission
of a paid receipt, if you are
issued a parking ticket
during this 5-minute grace
period
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7. WHAT IF THE MUNI METER IS BROKEN?
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8. You are permitted to park for free at a broken muni meter, if you
follow these steps
Report the broken muni meter by completing a form on the 311 NYC
website
Search for a working muni meter in the same parking field (both sides of
the street on the same block as the broken muni meter)
Purchase time on a working muni meter
You must document each broken or missing meter by completing the
form to report a broken muni meter on the 311 NYC website, and taking
photographs in case you find a parking ticket upon your return to your
chariot
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9. No Receipt
Displayed
WHAT IF?
YOU DON’T PROPERLY DISPLAY THE MUNI METER RECEIPT ON YOUR DASHBOARD?
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10. THE LAW
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A judge is required to
dismiss your parking
ticket for “failure to
display muni meter
receipt” upon
submission of the paid
receipt …
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as long as your paid
muni meter receipt
was purchased within
5-minutes of the time
of violation
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11. WHAT IF?
A MUNI METER TAKES YOUR MONEY WHEN
IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO?
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12. THE LAW
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the
administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new
section 19-167.3 to read as follows:
§19-167.3 Deactivating muni-meters. a. For the purposes of
this section, the term "muni-meter" shall mean an electronic parking
meter that dispenses timed receipts that must be displayed in a
conspicuous place on a vehicle's dashboard.
b. The department shall program each muni-meter to ensure that
such muni-meter is unable to accept payment:
1. from the last time in a day that parking meter rules are in
effect for any parking space within the block or parking field of
such muni-meter, or for any other parking space within one
hundred feet of such muni-meter, until one hour prior to the
next time meter rules take effect for any parking space within
the block or parking field, or for any other parking space within
one hundred feet of such muni-meter; and
2. when such muni-meter does not contain paper to print
timed receipts.
c. This section shall apply only to muni-meters that can be
programmed as set forth in subdivision b of this section, provided
that no later than two years after the enactment of the local law that
added this section, all muni-meters in the city of New York shall be
capable of being programmed in the manner required by
subdivision b of this section.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment
into law.
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13. IN OTHER
WORDS…
THE MACHINE WILL
BE PROGRAMED
NOT TO TAKE YOUR
MONEY AT TIMES
YOU’RE NOT
REQUIRED TO PAY
FOR PARKING
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14. WHAT IF?
YOU HAVE TIME LEFT OVER ON YOUR MUNI
METER RECEIPT?
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15. THE LAW
"§19–167.2 Transfer of muni-meter time.
a. For the purposes of this section, the term 'muni-meter' shall mean an electronic parking meter
that dispenses timed receipts that must be displayed in a conspicuous place on a vehicle's
dashboard.
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b. Parking time that is purchased at a muni-meter shall be valid for use during such time at any
parking space where parking meter rules are in effect, provided that:
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1. the parking meter rate at such parking space is the same as or less than the rate at the
location where such parking time was purchased;
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2. the vehicle is not parked at such parking space in excess of the maximum amount of time
parking is authorized at such parking space as indicated on posted signs. For purposes of this
paragraph, the length of time a vehicle is parked at a parking space shall be calculated from the
time such parking time was purchased, as indicated on the muni-meter receipt; and
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3. the vehicle is not otherwise parked in violation of any law or rule.' "
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16. IN OTHER
WORDS…
YOU CAN TRANSFER THE UNUSED TIME TO ANOTHER
PARKING SPACE CONTROLLED BY A MUNI METER WHEN
THE PARKING RATES ARE THE SAME FOR BOTH MUNI
METERS
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PREPARED BY
LARRY BEREZIN
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