{"id":"2b7a8f49-5a53-4f3b-83fe-7b9cb54660c4","task":"Query NYC's DOF Scofftow Case Information open dataset via the Socrata API to check if a vehicle was booted or towed for unpaid parking-judgment debt","domain":"data.cityofnewyork.us","steps":["Locate the dataset's resource ID (qmh3-uvgq) on the NYC Open Data 'DOF Scofftow Case Information' page.","Call the SODA endpoint https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/qmh3-uvgq.json to retrieve case-level records.","Use SoQL $where filters on the available case/plate fields to narrow results to a specific vehicle or case.","Treat each row as one ScoffTow case, created when DOF is notified that the Sheriff's Office or a City Marshal has booted or towed a vehicle over parking-judgment nonpayment.","Add an app token plus $limit/$offset paging for larger pulls, following the standard NYC Open Data SODA authentication pattern."],"gotchas":["This dataset tracks vehicles booted/towed specifically for unpaid parking-ticket judgment debt (a Sheriff/Marshal enforcement action) — it is not a general towed-vehicle lookup and won't show tows for ordinary parking violations, accidents, or private-property tows.","Data is described as accurate only 'up to the time of collection,' so a case's status (e.g. pending auction) can be stale by the time it's queried."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T15:39:40.820Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2b7a8f49-5a53-4f3b-83fe-7b9cb54660c4"}