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Booted in a San Antonio pay lot: the $35 limit and other rules
San Antonio's booting article covers pay parking lots. It caps the removal fee and sets rules for warnings, receipts and timing.
General information, not legal advice. The papers you got from the police, the tow company, the storage lot or a state agency control your dates. Agencies change phone numbers and steps, so check the agency's own page too.
The fee
The total fee to remove a boot is at most $35, with no other fees. A booted car may not be towed during the first 24 hours. The company must accept cash, electronic check, debit or credit card.
Sources: City Code § 16-533 (Municode)
When a boot is allowed
A car may not be booted for expired time until more than an hour after the time ran out, and if you paid, a first offense on that property gets a warning instead. Only one boot, on a driver's-side tire. The operator must arrive within 30 minutes after you call, must remove the boot free if it is not fully installed, and may not charge if you show a valid paid receipt.
- The lot must post signs at entrances and pay stations, including an SAPD complaint number, and give two receipts for each paid car.
City boots for unpaid tickets
The City can boot a car under a parking hearing officer's order and charges a $60 booting fee; the officer's decision can be appealed to municipal court within 30 days.
Sources: City Code § 19-225 (Municode)
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