Citation Appeals

Citation Appeals

Any student or faculty/staff desiring to appeal a parking/traffic citation must submit his/her appeal online through the Parking Portal within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the citation(s). Online appeals are available and can be submitted 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. The appeal will be reviewed by the Parking Appeal Review Committee.

Appeal only when you have valid grounds. Limit your appeal to the circumstances in which the parking ticket was issued in error. Although all parking and traffic citation appeals will be considered, if the facts show that you committed a violation of the parking rules, your appeal will most likely be denied regardless of the reason or excuse. The issue of your appeal is not whether the parking regulations are fair, but whether you violated those regulations. Below are examples of seldom granted appeals:

  • Lack of knowledge/understanding of parking regulations
  •  Legal parking space was unavailable
  • Improper display or failure to display the current parking permit
  • Inclement weather
  • Late arrival for class, meeting, appointment
  • Parking in a handicap space without the proper State and University permits
  • Parked only for a short time
  • Disagreement with or inability to pay the amount of the fine
  • Did not see a parking sign
  • Left my permit in another vehicle.

Commonly Written Citations

Backwards in space $25  For safety issues, you cannot back into a space.                

Non registered vehicle/ No hangtag displayed $25  All vehicles on campus must have a current hang tag or permit displayed at all times.  

Improper display of parking hang tag/decal $25 Hang tags must be hung from           

the rear view mirror facing forward at all times.  Decals must be adhered

completely to the passenger side of the windshield- not taped on.

Parked in wrong lot/section $50  Students and employees must park in the                

appropriate lot or section. 

Immobilization $100  Includes receiving multiple citations, defacing or altering             

a hang tag or decal, illegally parking in a designated handicapped space,

blocking another vehicle or access area, vehicles previously barred from          

campus, and the transferring of a parking decal from one vehicle to another.

*All Fines are to be paid at the Controller’s Office or online through WorkDay*