Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The City of Rochester has issued an advisory concerning an ongoing effort to recover nearly $900,000 worth of unpaid parking ticket fines.

The notice says a company hired to assist in the effort recently sent over 5000 texts or emails to individuals with past-do parking tickets issued by the city. Anyone who has received one of the messages is encouraged to visit Rochester's online citation portal ora to call 507-328-2407 to confirm whether any unpaid parking tickets are associated with their vehicles.

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The Rochester City Council earlier authorized the use of collection services to recover unpaid parking ticket fines more than 30 days past due going back to January 1, 2018. The city will also be using collection services going forward to collect unpaid parking tickets after 45 days of delinquency.

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The registered owners of vehicles linked to unpaid parking tickets that were more than 45 days past due were sent to collections on January 1. The Collection Bureau of America is the company that recently sent out the thousands of text messages, emails, and phone calls on behalf of the city.

A news release says parking ticket fines, including those past due can be paid in the following ways:

• Online at https://rochestermn.citationportal.com/
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (Visa, MasterCard or Discover)
• Over the phone by calling 855-807-2006.
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (Visa, MasterCard or Discover)
• By mail or dropbox: City of Rochester, 201 4th Street SE, Room 135, Rochester, MN 55904
• Do not mail cash.
• Check or money order made payable to the City of Rochester and should include the ticket number and the license plate number.

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