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Missoula raises parking fines, adds escalations to target repeat offenders; changes take effect Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The Missoula City Council approved an ordinance amendment June 2 to raise and restructure parking fines and to add escalations aimed at repeat violators, with the changes to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
The Missoula City Council approved an ordinance amendment on June 2 that raises and restructures fines for several parking violations and establishes an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Jody Pilgrim, director of parking services for the Missoula Parking Commission, presented the changes and said the revisions are intended to discourage repeat offenders and to reduce safety-impacting violations such as blocking crosswalks, bike lanes and bus zones.
"Parking fines in Missoula were last changed in 02/2012," Pilgrim said. She told the council the commission's parking study found the current escalation is not deterring repeat violators and recommended steeper penalties for the smaller subset of habitual offenders.
Under the ordinance that council adopted, meter…
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