All parking facilities are required to have rates posted on a permanent sign that is affixed and easily observable. City officials are also warning motorists of a popular parking scam involving individuals posing as parking personnel and collecting money from drivers waiting to park. Visitors are advised to pay only those parking attendants authorized to collect funds, and to be sure to obtain a claim ticket before parking or before an attendant parks the vehicle. Employees of parking lots and garages should have an attendant's picture I.D. card. Privately owned parking facilities must have their City certification and rates posted in plain view.
Handwritten signs indicate that a parking lot or facility is unlicensed.
All licensed parking facilities that seek to increase or change their rates must do so thirty days in advance. Consumers who believe they may have been charged more than the posted amount should keep the parking ticket or receipt and write down the name and address of the parking facility.