Las Vegas will take new toys as payment for some parking tickets
For citations issued from October 1 through November 13, the city accepts an unwrapped toy worth the fine. The toys go to families moving into permanent housing.
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Las Vegas will let some drivers pay a parking ticket with a new toy. The Las Vegas Sun reported on October 10, 2026, that the offer covers citations issued from October 1 through November 13. The toy has to be unwrapped and worth the amount of the fine. The city will pass the toys to Chicanos Por La Causa for families who are moving into permanent housing.
The window is limited to tickets from those dates. It is not a new rule for every fine in the city, and a toy counts only if it meets the value the city set. The practical end of the program is household goods for families getting a place of their own.
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