WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki recently announced that parking ticket appeals in the City of Wilmington will now be submitted to the State Justice of the Peace Court, instead of being reviewed administratively by the City. The change aims to provide a fairer process for constituents and to alleviate the workload on City staff. Mayor Purzycki stated that this change will result in a better parking enforcement system for both residents and the City government.
“Ticket appeals should be heard and decided in a court of law, not in the offices of City Hall,” said Mayor Purzycki. “Moving appeals to the court is a fair process for constituents and less taxing on City staff who are regularly pulled from their assigned duties to review an appeal request. Many times, appeals are clearly unwarranted, which could be because ticket holders know the City offers an administrative appeal process during which time fines and additional penalties are frozen. We have taken many steps over the past year to provide a better parking enforcement system, and now we’ll continue that effort by having all appeals go directly to the court. This is a change for the better for both constituents and City government.”
- Ticket recipients who wish to appeal their ticket should complete the online appeal form, which can be found here, and the City will submit the appeal request to the Justice of the Peace Court. The court will select a hearing date and notify the ticket recipient.
- Individuals who do not have internet access can request a court appeal by mailing their appeal in writing to the City of Wilmington, P.O. Box 2308, Wilmington, DE 19899.
- Individuals can also drop off their written appeal at the first-floor Department of Finance Customer Service Office at the Redding Government Building at 800 North French Street.
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