Fake parking citations are going around in Houston; Here’s what the city wants you to know

HOUSTON – The City of Houston is warning about fake parking citations being placed on vehicles around the city.

ParkHouston posted on Facebook showing an example of one of the fake citations.

The city pointed out the differences between a real citation and the fake citation, noting that an official City of Houston parking citation is printed on pink NCR paper.

Payment and protest information is printed on the reverse side of the paper.

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The city also notes they do not use a QR code for payment.