Over the summer I was visiting family in NJ. I took my daughter to the Jersey Shore for first time. We went to Point Pleasant with my niece, nephew and sister in-law. We parked in a public lot near the rides and games. I purchased my parking ticket and place it on my dash. I guess when I closed my door the parking ticket fell off my dash onto my seat. I normally check to ensure the ticket is visible, but my daughter and the kids were so excited I didn't. We go to my car to leave and I see a parking ticket. I was shocked because we still had 45+ minutes before it would expired. As I looked at it closer I noticed the ticket stated "Improperly Displayed Paid Ticket". So the local parking enforcement DBAG saw the paid ticket, and still wrote me a ticket because it wasn't properly displayed.
I called the number on the back of the ticket. I spoke to some woman named Dina or Rochelle. I told her that I was probably targeted because I had out of state plates, and they assume an out of stater will not be in town long enough to go to court and fight it. I went on to say the fact I got a ticket even though the officer clearly saw I paid was nothing more than a money grab. She promptly informed me that Point Pleasant has a city ordinance that parking tickets must be properly displayed, or a ticket can be issued, even if the officer can see the parking has been paid. The fact that this is a city ordinance is pretty pathetic. The ticket was $48 bucks, which I didn't pay because I have some good friends in NJ.
