Paying Tickets

How to Pay Parking Tickets and Other Citations 

The City of Milwaukee Violations Bureau collects fines for three types of citations issued by the Milwaukee Police Department:

1. Parking tickets
2. Municipal violations such as disorderly conduct, loitering, panhandling, jaywalking, etc.
3. Moving traffic violations

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How and Where to Pay Citations 

• Mail Check or money order payments are accepted and should be mailed in the envelope provided with the parking citation. Please send payment to:

City of Milwaukee Violations Bureau
P.O. Box 346
Milwaukee, WI, 53201-0346

• Phone

Please call the Violations Bureau at (414) 344-0840.

The Interactive Voice Response System (IVR) Online Payment

MasterCard and Visa accepted, with a $1.00 transaction fee.

• Online Payment

Online Payment for parking citations is operational 24/7/365.

Mastercard and Visa accepted with a $1.00 transaction fee.

• Automated Payment Centers

Pay parking citations at Police District Stations #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 at the payment centers 24/7/365. Receipt available.

Cash, check and credit card accepted with a $1.00 transaction fee.

• In Person

Cash, credit card, check, or money order payments are accepted. Receipt available.
Please visit one of our City of Milwaukee Violations Bureau Locations at:

North Payment Center
6223 North Teutonia Avenue
Open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.; Saturday 8:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.(noon)

Central Payment Center
Police Administration Building
951 N. James Lovell Drive, 2nd Floor
Open Monday-Friday, 8:00 A.M-5:00 P.M.

South Payment Center
2980 South Chase Avenue (One block north of East Oklahoma Avenue)
Open Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.; Saturday 8:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.(noon)

• Drop Boxes

Check or money order payments are accepted and should be placed in the envelope provided with the citation.
Drop boxes can be found at the following locations:

City Hall, 200 East Wells Street (Market Street entrance) 
Police District Stations 24-hour drop box locations:

1st District Station, 951 N. James Lovell Drive, 2nd Floor
2nd District Station, 245 W. Lincoln Avenue
3rd District Station, 2333 N. 49th Street
4th District Station, 6929 W. Silver Spring Drive
5th District Station, 2920 N. 4th Street
6th District Station, 3006 S. 27th Street
7th District Station, 3626 W. Fond du Lac Avenue
Avenues West Substation, 2100 W. Wells Street
 

To Dispute a Citation 

• Parking citations should be paid/resolved promptly. Illegally parked vehicles with two or more unpaid parking citations greater than 30 days old may be subject to towing.
  
• If you have any questions concerning a citation or wish to dispute a citation, call the Violations Bureau (414) 344-0840 between 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Monday-Friday to schedule an appointment with the Citation Review Manager. 
  

Information supplied by the Department of Public Works