Columbia to begin using parking boots for enforcement next week

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The City of Columbia announced in a Friday press release that it is expanding its parking enforcement devices.

The city will start using “wheel immobilization devices,” beginning on Monday. This is in additional to the parking barnacles the city started using last year.

The release says it will be used for people with four or more outstanding parking tickets and will not be used for first-time offenders.  The release says vehicles fitting that criteria will first get a green warning notice.

“Wheel immobilization devices function similarly to the Barnacle by preventing a vehicle from being driven until outstanding citations have been addressed,” the release says. “Once the required fines are paid or other arrangements are made through the Municipal Court process, Parking Enforcement staff remove the device, allowing the driver to immediately continue on their way.”