How To Pay The Fine For a Code Violation

Through our portal, you can search by your ticket number and make a payment online.

• The City of Boston offers constituents easy and convenient options for making online payments through a third-party service provider. The third-party service provider may assess a service fee for processing these payments. Payments made by debit or credit card will be assessed a non-refundable service fee of 2.75% of the total payment amount ($1.00 minimum).
• If you plan to appeal a code violation, DO NOT pay the fine. If you do, you won't be able to appeal the ticket.

Go to our online portal

You can pay your fine by check or money order made payable to the City of Boston. You need to mail us a letter that includes your payment along with your ticket number and the address where the violation took place.

• If you plan to appeal a code violation, DO NOT pay the fine. If you do, you won't be able to appeal the ticket.

If you plan to appeal a code violation, DO NOT pay the fine. If you do, you won't be able to appeal the ticket.

We accept cash, credit cards, pinless debit cards, and checks or money orders made payable to the City of Boston.

If you use a credit card or pinless debit card, there is a non-refundable service fee of 2.5% of the total payment, with a $1 minimum. This fee is paid to the card processor and not kept by the City.

• If your debit card requires you to enter your pin to process a payment, you CANNOT use it to pay your fee.

Make your payment at the Treasury Department: