Police Service Fees

Municipality of Norristown

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Res.  22-74 of 2022

Fee Schedule

V. Police Services

  • 1. Housing Authority criminal background check $10
  • 2. Local criminal history check $10
  • 3. Accident and incident reports - Must be made out to the Municipality of Norristown $20
  • 4. Accident report video $150
  • 5. Photographs
    • a. Black and White (per print) $10
    • b. Digital (per print) $15
    • c. Digital phots on disc (each) $200
  • 6. Fingerprints
    • a. Municipal resident (per card) $5
    • b. Non-municipal resident (per card) $20
    • c. Housing Authority (per card) $20
  • 7. Car boot removal fee $100
  • 8. The administrative fee for towed vehicles $45
  • 9. Private Towing
    • a. Towing company rates-license fees (per year) $200
      Private towing company rates as set forth in Section 5.A.(1) through (5) of Ordinance No. 09-13:
      • Class 1-Light Duty Less than 5,000 lbs. $175
      • Class 2-Light Duty 5,001-10,000 lbs. $205
      • Class 3-Medium Duty 10,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. $250
      • Class 4-Medium Duty 26,001lbs. to 60,000 lbs. $250
      • Class 5-Medium Duty 60,001-80,000 lbs. $250
    • b. Maximum fee for private towing company response if, after arrival, the owner or custodian of the vehicle expresses a willingness and intention to remove the vehicle immediately as set forth in Section 5.A.(6) of Ordinance 09-13: $100
    • c. Maximum fee for private towing company storage for the first 24-hour period from the time the wrecker arrives at the scene. $40

      No charge for the first four (4) hours after the tow vehicle arrives at the scene if the vehicle is properly retrieved within that time frame during regular business hours of the tow operator. In the event a tow operator is not open to the public during the time a vehicle is towed, then the four (4) hour grace period starts at the regular opening time of the operator on the next business day. Thereafter, the fee will be charged per day.

    • d) Maximum fee for private towing company protecting a vehicle as set forth in Section 5.B.(4) of Ordinance No. 09-13: $25
    • e) Daily Storage Rate - Daily Storage charges are accrued on a 24-hour basis from the time of the tow: $50

      Additional Charges: to be added to the basic towing fee) Hourly rate after first half hour (The first half hour is actual time the tower spends hooking up the vehicles) $40

      Hourly rate for extra staff or second truck $40
    • f) Other Charges
      Night Towing (Between 6:00 PM & 6:00 AM,) $20
      Lockouts: $50
      Jump Starts: $50
      Tire Changes: $60
  • 10. Private Towing (continued)
    • d. Maximum fee (per day) for private towing company protecting a vehicle as set forth in Section 5.B.(4) of Ordinance No. 09-13. $25
  • 11. Vehicles and Traffic
  • Violation | Section | Fine
    • Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces (Other Violations) 305-21 $28
    • Parking in Alleys (No Parking in Fire Lane) 305-22 $28
    • Parking of Commercial Vehicles (Other Violation) 305-23 $28
    • Angle Parking (Other Violation) 305.24 $28
    • Parking prohibited at all times (No Parking Anytime) 305-25 $28
    • Parking prohibited certain hours (No Parking Hours Indicated) 305-26 $20
    • Time Limit Parking (Exceeding 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2-hour parking) 305-27 $20
    • Special Purpose Parking Zone 305-28 $28
    • Loading Zones 305-29 $28
    • Parking for Handicapped and Disabled Veterans (Handicapped Parking) 305-30 $65
    • Hours and Days Parking Meter Fee Required (Exceeding Meter Limit) 305-36B $28
    • Permits Required (Reserved Parking) 305-43 $28
    • Parking Restrictions (Exceeding 2.0 hr./4.0 hr. parking) 305-52 $20
    • Pedestrian Crosswalks (Blocking Crosswalk) 305-72 $28
    • Storage Vehicles Prohibited (Other Violation) 305-73 $28
    • Prohibitions in Specified Places PMVC (Blocking Driveway) 3353(a)(2)(i) $28
    • Prohibitions in Specified Places PMVC (Within 15’ of Fire Hydrant 3353(a)(2)(ii) $28
    • Prohibitions in Specified Places PMVC (Blocking Crosswalks) 3353(a)(1)(iv) $28
    • Prohibitions in Specified Places PMVC (Double Parking) 3353(a)(1)(i) $28
    • Additional Parking Regulations PMVC (Facing Against Traffic Movement) 3354 $15
    • Prohibitions in Specified Places PMVC (Parked within 20’ of an intersection) 3353(a)(2)(iii) $28
    • Prohibitions in Specified Places PMVC (No Parking Bus Stop) 3353(a)(3)(ii) $28

V. Police Services (continued)

  • 11. Vehicles and Traffic (continued)
  • Violation | Section | Fine
    • Prohibitions in Specified Places PMVC (No Parking Here to the Corner) 3353(a)(3)(ii) $28
    • Abandoned Vehicle (Physically inoperable) 301 $40
    • Abandoned Vehicle (Illegally parked) 301 $40
    • Abandoned Vehicle (Private property) 301 $40
    • Abandoned Vehicle (Expired registration) 301-2 $40
    • Abandoned Vehicle (Expired inspection) 301-3 $40
    • Abandoned Vehicle (No Ascertainable VIN) 301 $40
    • No Parking on Sidewalks 301 $28
    • All other Violations cited under other violations
  • 12. Zone Residential Parking Permit
    • Annual fee per car (two-car limit) $-
    • Visitor permit $-
  • 13. Metered/Kiosk Parking Fee
  • Metered/Kiosk parking hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fee for parking in the following meter districts will be:
    • Per 10 minutes $0.25
    • Per 1.0 hour $1.50

    • 300 block of Swede Street
    • 400 block of Swede Street
    • 00 block of East Airy Street
    • 00 block of East Main Street
    • 200 block of DeKalb between Lafayette Street and Main Street
    • 300 block of DeKalb
    • 400 block of DeKalb
    • 00 block of East Penn Street
    • 00 block of West Main between Main Street and Cherry Street
    • West Airy Street between Swede Street and Cherry Street
    • 400 block of Cherry between Penn Street and Airy Street
    • 500 block of Church between Airy Street and Marshall Street
    • 500 block of DeKalb between Airy Street and Marshall Street
    • West Lafayette Street between Swede Street and Cherry Street
    • 100 block of West Lafayette Street between Cherry Street and Barbados Street

V. Police Services (continued)

  • 13. Metered/Kiosk Parking Fee (continued)
    • 500 block of Maris Street between Airy Street and Marshall Street
    • West Penn Street between Swede Street and Cherry Street
    • 200 block of Swede Street between Lafayette Street and Main Street
    • 500 block of Swede Street between Airy Street and Marshall Street

    • Metered parking hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fee for parking in the following meter district is: Per 20 minutes $0.25

    • Per 1.0 hour $0.75

    • 300-600 block of Marshall Street beginning west of Markley Street between the railroad tracks and Corson Street on the north side only, then from Corson Street to Kohn Street on both sides of West Marshall Street
  • 14. Parking meter bags (per bags) $10