A parking enforcement company based in Greenwood Village deliberately uses a confusing payment process that deceives drivers and forces them to pay illegal fines, a new federal lawsuit alleges.

Mayenssi Montiel, a Little Rock, Arkansas, resident, filed the proposed action lawsuit against Parking Revenue Recovery Services in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, alleging she parked in a parking garage in Little Rock on April 27 and overstayed her payment by four minutes.

But rather than charging Montiel the additional $4 for the extra hour on site, Parking Revenue Recovery Services issued her a fine of $70 — a 1,750% price increase, the complaint states.

“The ‘notice fee’ collection scheme is unlawful because it allows PRRS to inflate any potential debt (unpaid parking) by

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