TOSSING OUT HANDICAPPED PARKING TICKETS LEFT AND RIGHT. METRO COURT SAYS IT’S THE CITY'S FAULT — BECAUSE POLICE ARE USING THE WRONG KIND OF TICKETS. HERE'S GADI SCHWARTZ WITH HOW THE SNAFU IS LETTING A LOT OF DRIVERS OFF THE HOOK. 14:54 now let me show you how this works lets say you get a ticket for parking in a handicapped parking spot on the ticket it says you can either pay the fine or contest it at metro court what ticket does not say is if you contest it at metro court....it will get dismissed. THE BLUE SIGNS HAVE LOST SOME OF THEIR CLOUT -- AFTER BEING LUMPED IN WITH RED LIGHT COUSINS. TONIGHT WE'VE LEARNED EVER SINCE THE CITY CHANGED ITS RED LIGHT CAMERA LAWS TO INCLUDE HANDICAPPED PARKING TICKETS AS A CIVIL VIOLATION .... THOSE TICKETS HAVE BEEN FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. 19:19 its a small glitch that occurred during the transition from criminal to civil. RIGHT NOW ANY HANDICAPPED PARKING CITATION THAT'S CONTESTED IN METRO COURT IS TOSSED OUT- A METRO COURT SPOKESWOMAN SAYS JUDGES THERE NO LONGER HAVE JURISDICTION BECAUSE PARKING IN A HANDICAPPED SPOT IS NOW CONSIDERED BY THE CITY TO BE JUST A CIVIL VIOLATION -- NOT A MISDEMEANOR CRIME. 16:26 i understand that there may have been some criminal penalties that were issued and some civil penalties that were sent to metro court those were done in error. NOW HANDICAPPED PARKING CITATIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE CITY'S HEARING OFFICE -- WHICH ALSO HANDLES THE CIVIL CITATIONS FROM THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS. THE CITY IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF PRINTING THE NEW CIVIL TICKETS AND GETTING THEM TO POLICE. PROBLEM IS COPS ARE STILL HANDING OUT THESE OLD 250 DOLLAR CRIMINAL TICKETS FOR PARKING IN A HANDICAPPED SPOT. 19:43 the police department should be if not now handing out civil tickets instead of criminal tickets. 8:59 i'm all about every loop hole we can find. BUT EVEN KYLE CULVER -- WHO WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE HIS TICKET TOSSED OUT -- SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO...