You must pay the ticket within 21 days.
Did you receive a ticket for a state park, forest, or recreation infraction? Find out how to respond to it.
- This page, Pay a state park, forest, or recreation infraction ticket, is offered by
- District Court
- Boston Municipal Court
- Massachusetts Court System
Pay a state park, forest, or recreation infraction ticket
Contacts
Boston Municipal Court Department and District Court Department
The Details
What you need
If you receive a state park, forest, or recreation infraction ticket, you have 21 days to pay it. The fine is $50.
How to pay
As an alternative to criminal proceedings, a park ranger may give you written notice to appear before a clerk-magistrate of the District Court or Boston Municipal Court (BMC) within 21 days and pay the fine.
More info
If you don’t pay the fine, the clerk will notify the park ranger, who will file a criminal complaint application.