GUIDELINES FOR FILING A PARKING CITATION APPEAL
Any individual wishing to contest a parking citation must file a written
appeal with the University Police Department within 14 calendar days of issuance
of citation. The cost to file an appeal is a fee of $10.00 per citation, which
will be refunded if the Appeals Committee or the Chief of Police grants an
appeal. No additional penalties are imposed while the appeal is pending.
The Appeals Committee meets 2 times per school year and it may take up to six
months to receive a decision. Appeals will be decided based on information
provided on the attached form. Oral appeals at committee meetings are not
permitted. Decisions of the committee are final.
Parking citation appeals should address only the parking related circumstances
and conditions which were in existence when and where you parked and/or when the
citation was issued.
You must provide a valid email address. If the appeal is granted you will be
sent an email. You will then have thirty (30) days after notification to pick up
your refund. If not picked up within thirty (30) days the $10 appeal fee will be
forfeited.
In the event the appeal is denied, the fine must be paid within fourteen days of
the notice of the disposition or the additional penalty will be imposed. The $10 appeal fee will be forfeited if the appeal is denied.
PARKING CITATIONS MAY NOT BE APPEALED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
lack of legal parking space
parking only for a short period of time
lack of convenient parking space
failure to display a handicapped parking permit
time constraints – it took longer than you anticipated
lost tickets
lack of funds
failure to display a permit
not seeing/reading signs
time constraints – you were late
parking information was obtained from someone other than a police department employee
THE PARKING CITATION APPEAL PROCESS IS NOT A FORUM FOR SUBMITTING PARKING
COMPLAINTS.
Click to download the appeal
form. (Microsoft Word)
