Parking Tickets
Parking tickets are issued to ensure permit holders have access to assigned parking areas and to maintain compliance with campus parking regulations.
Pay your ticket within 30 days.
Ticket Payment Options
*Transportation Services is not responsible for payments or correspondence lost in the mail.
Parking Ticket Types and Fine Amounts
| Violation | Violation Description | Standard Fine | Event Fine | Appealable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head-In Parking Only | When a vehicle is backed into a space where head-in parking is required. This restriction is posted on lot entrance signage. | $10 | $10 | Yes |
| Improper Display | When a vehicle is parked with the license plate facing away from the drive aisle so it cannot be read by parking enforcement and/or when a vehicle required to display a physical parking permit or credential does not have one displayed or the permit is not properly displayed (ie. Information not visible). | $10 | $10 | Yes |
| Permit Not Linked to Plate | When a vehicle is parked on campus and displaying a valid permit but is not registered for use with that permit. | $10 | $10 | Yes |
| Loading Zone | When a vehicle is parked in a designated loading zone without a valid permit, use of flashers, and/or for longer than the allowed time. | $20 | $100 | Yes |
| Encroachment | When a vehicle is parked over or outside the lines of the parking space and/or is parked in a manner that impacts the ability for other vehicles to park or travel through the area. | $25 | $25 | Yes |
| Exceeded Space Time Limit | When a vehicle is parked for more time than payment or posted signage allows. | $30 | $100 | No |
| Failure to Pay | When a vehicle is parked in a designated visitor parking area without a valid permit or payment. | $30 | $100 | No |
| Restricted Area | When a vehicle is parked during restricted hours, including but not limited to overnight 2 a.m. - 4 a.m., announced snow removal periods (Midnight Clear), and when the assigned permit is not valid for parking. | $40 | $100 | Yes |
| No Parking Area | When a vehicle is parked in an area not designated for parking, including but not limited to grass, sidewalks, and pavement not striped or signed for parking by Transportation Services. | $50 | $100 | Yes |
| Parking in Fire Lane | When parked in a posted fire lane. | $50 | $100 | No |
| Parking in Reserved Space | When a vehicle is parked in a space reserved for another specific permit holder or vehicle. | $50 | $100 | Yes |
| Fraudulent/Unauthorized Use of Permit* | When someone alters, uses, or mispresents a device or credential for unauthorized parking access. | $100 | $100 | No |
| Revoked Parking Privileges | When parked on campus with revoked parking privileges. | $100 | $100 | No |
| Shared Parking Permit | When two or more vehicles park on campus at the same time and both vehicles are attempting to use the parking access granted by one permit or paid parking session. | $100 | $100 | No |
| ADA Parking Space | When parked in or impeding a designated ADA parking space or ADA laydown area without a valid state-issued ADA parking placard or license plate. | $150 | $200 | No |
| Unauthorized Bike Parking | When a bicycle is not parked at a designated bicycle rack. | $25 | $25 | Yes |
| Unauthorized Bike Parking - ADA | When a bicycle is parked in a manner that impedes access to an ADA accessible pathway. | $100 | $100 | No |
Event Violations - As noted above, fine amounts increase for select violation types when a major event or a series of events occur over the same period of time and/or are expected to significantly impact on-campus parking over the respective time period in terms of availability, allocations, and a larger than normal number of visitors requiring parking, etc. Additionally, “Event Parking” may include all parking locations on campus or a more concentrated area of respective parking locations if it's determined these events will require additional personnel hours, resources, lot and deck management, as well as increased enforcement and managerial oversight. Transportation Services will post on its website when an Event Parking Period or Event Parking Weekend will be in effect.
*In addition to the fine, the parking revocation period will be extended.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you pay after 30 days?
Faculty/Staff
A $3 fee and the ticket are deducted from your next scheduled pay.
Students
A hold is placed on your account until the payment is received.
Visitors
A collections agency receives the vehicle owner's information with the ticket. Additional fees may apply.
What happens if you receive multiple tickets?
Parking on campus isn't permitted for 30 days if eight tickets are received between July 1 - June 30.
How do you submit an appeal?
You may submit an appeal within 20 days of the ticket date for an independent committee to review.
Faculty/Staff
Login to the parking portal to submit an appeal.
Students
Pay* your ticket within 20 days.
Permit holders can login to the parking portal to submit an appeal.
Students without a permit, must first link a license plate to their account in the parking portal before the appeal option is available.
Visitors
Pay* your ticket within 20 days.
Sign up and link your license plate to your account or login to the parking portal to submit an appeal.
*You receive a refund if the appeal is accepted.