[header] How to fight a parking ticket [title] Read the procedure and deadlines carefully. [step] Your ticket will have information explaining how to contest the citation and how long you have after the citation was issued. [title] Contest the ticket right away if possible. 
[step] Even though you may have as many as 30 days to request a hearing or contest your ticket, do it as soon as possible. [substeps] For example, in chicago you have only seven days to contest a parking ticket.