City rakes in $1.6 mil from amnesty plan

With a deadline of Oct. 5, Revenue Director Bea Reyna-Hickey Monday announced the city has raked in $1.6 million from the Parking Break Amnesty program.

But she warned motorists have only 18 days left to ante up and pay those pre-2000 parking tickets to avoid paying penalties.

At a City Hall press conference, she said 47,522 amnesty eligible tickets have been paid for a total of $1.6 million on the amnesty-coded tickets. Scofflaws have until Oct. 4 to pay their parking tickets that were issued prior to Jan. 1, 2000. Those owing $5,000 or less in parking tickets are eligible to participate in the amnesty program.

Comparing parking ticket collections to what the city …