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By NOA HALFF<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 13:50 EDT, 31 July 2025 | Updated: 14:16 EDT, 31 July 2025 <\/p>\n

A California<\/a> woman was left in shock after receiving a four-figure parking ticket<\/a> for a 45-minute stay in a hospital parking lot.<\/p>\n

Cate Daniels was left with a staggering $7,829 parking fee following the brief visit at Glendale Memorial Hospital parking garage in Los Angeles<\/a> County on Friday.<\/p>\n

Daniels told CBS News <\/a>that when she saw her ticket, it said she had been parked there for more than three years.<\/p>\n

The picture of the receipt claims she entered the parking lot in the year 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daniels claims a parking attendant accused her of knowingly leaving her vehicle in the lot for weeks.<\/p>\n

However she claims she was told by parking attendants that ‘this happens sometimes’.<\/p>\n

‘How can, when people are receiving healthcare, something like this happen with any frequency?’ she told the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘That is appalling. That’s my concern. That this is something that is systematic. I don’t hear any inclination to correct it.’<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A brief hospital visit left Cate Daniels with a $7,829 parking fee after spending just 45-minutes at a hospital parking garage in Los Angeles County on Friday<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The picture of the receipt claims she entered the parking lot in the year 2022. Daniels claims a parking attendant accused her of knowingly leaving her vehicle in the lot for weeks<\/p>\n

The garage is operated by Parking Company of America, which blamed the enormous charge on a computer glitch.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the company admitted the fee, ‘should not have happened’ and said the issue is being resolved.<\/p>\n

The company said they are in the process of refunding the charge.<\/p>\n

In May, a new law in California began blindsiding drivers with steep fines for seemingly minor parking violations.<\/p>\n

The state-wide law, Assembly Bill 413,<\/a> which went into effect March 1, bans parking within 20 feet of any crosswalk – marked or unmarked – to improve pedestrian visibility.<\/p>\n

But, many curbs aren’t painted red up to the full 20 feet, creating confusion and costly tickets of nearly $120 for unsuspecting drivers.<\/p>\n

The rules are so unclear that authorities in San Francisco said they would not fine drivers in violation.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, officials in San Diego have written thousands of tickets to motorists.<\/p>\n

\"In <\/p>\n

In a statement, the company admitted the fee ‘should not have happened’ and said the issue is being resolved. Daniels was parked up for a visit at Glendale Memorial Hospital<\/p>\n

‘It’s all about pedestrian safety,’ Erin Longen, Parking Enforcement Supervisor with the San Diego Police Department, told Fox 5 at the time.<\/p>\n

‘It’s basically that no one can park within 20 feet of an unmarked or marked crosswalk on the approach side of the crosswalk.’<\/p>\n

To raise awareness ahead of its enforcement, the SDPD began public outreach and issued warnings starting January 1.<\/p>\n

‘We handed out 1,500 warnings for two months – it was a little blue slip we would leave on cars we saw in violation,’ Longen said. ‘This helped get the word out ahead of the ticketing and enforcement.’<\/p>\n

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