Columbia Depositing coin to extend legal parking time prohibited ordinance (§ 14-421)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article V. Stopping, Standing and Parking
In short: You can't put coins in a parking meter to stretch your parking past the posted time limit for that space or zone.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter a coin for the purpose of extending the parking time limit in any zone beyond the time limit fixed in this division for parking in such parking space.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-421
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.