Citations and Appeals

Citations ...... Payments ...... Appeals ...... Fines ...... Impoundment ...... Suspension
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Citations
Parking citations may be issued for violation of University of Florida parking rules and regulations. The citation must be paid or appealed within 30 calendar days, or the citation is considered delinquent. If the citation is delinquent, a $5 late fee will be attached to the citation.

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Payments
Citations may be paid for at the Customer Service Office, Bldg. 112 Gale Lemerand Drive, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm or via the mail. Checks must be made payable to Transportation and Parking Services. Payments should be mailed to Box 112400, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Students with delinquent citations may also make payment at Student Accounts, Criser Hall.

Payments made at the Customer Service Office may be made by cash, check, money order, credit card (Visa or Master Card) or debit card. Payments made via the mail or in the drop box at the Customer Service Office must be check or money order. The citation number should be included with payments made via the mail.
You may also pay your citation online by clicking on the link below:

Pay for a Parking Citation Online

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Appeals

Parking citations may be appealed online or at the Customer Service Office, Bldg. 112 Gale Lemerand Drive (corner of Gale Lemerand Drive and Mowry Road), Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 4:30 pm. Appeals must be filed within 30 calendar days of issuance of the citation.  The online application application may be used to submit initial citations appeals and to request an appointment for citation reappeals, suspension appeals or impound fees. 

All citation reappeals and suspension appeals must be filed in person at the Customer Service Office, Bldg. 112, Gale Lemerand Drive.  For more information call 392-6655.

If the initial ruling regarding the appeal is unacceptable to the appellant, a second appeal may be requested before a University Hearing Authority.  The Statement of Appeal to a University Hearing Authority must be filed with Transportation and Parking Services within 30 calendar days from the issuance of the decision regarding the initial appeal.

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Fines
    • No or expired decal or permit -- $30.00
    • Parking out of assigned area -- $30.00
    • Parking in a restricted area -- $30.00
    • Parking in a reserved parking space -- $30.00
    • Overtime Parking  -- $15.00
    • Parking over lines -- $20.00
    • Parking on grass/unpaved area-- $30.00
    • Parking facing traffic -- $30.00
    • Parking on sidewalk -- $30.00
    • Parking obstructing traffic -- $30.00
    • Parking illegally in a service area -- $30.00
    • Parking in No Parking Zone -- $30.00
    • Decal improperly attached -- $10.00
    • False registration -- $150.00, plus the cost of the equivalent parking decal
    • The use of an unauthorized duplicate or lost or stolen decal -- $150.00, plus the cost of the equivalent parking decal
    • Unauthorized use of decal or permit -- $30.00
    • Driving/parking on campus while eligibility is suspended -- $100.00
    • Failure to pay parking lot fee -- $30.00
    • Unauthorized operation of a vehicle in a restricted area -- $50.00
    • Backed into parking spaces where prohibited -- $30.00
    • Parking without a permit in a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities - $250.00
    • Bicycles parked out of assigned area -- $10.00
    • Tampering with or unauthorized removal of an immobilizing device -- $200.00 plus the purchase price of the device if not returned to the University undamaged.
    • Impound fee (booting/towing) -- $50.00

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Impoundment (Booting/Towing)
Accumulation of 3 or more delinquent parking citations which have a remaining balance due will be grounds for impoundment.  Additionally, accumulation of more than 5 guilty paid or unpaid citations during the academic year (September 1 through August 31) is grounds for impoundment and will be grounds for impoundment upon receiving the 6th citation, and for each citation thereafter. 

Vehicles may be released from impound, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you wish to release your vehicle from impound on a weekday, between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, you must do so at the Transportation and Parking Services Customer Service Office, Bldg. 112, Gale Lemerand Drive. If you wish to release your vehicle from impound at any other time, you must do so at the University Police Department Office (392-1111).

Regardless of which location you release your vehicle from, all delinquent citations must be paid in full, along with an impound fee of $50, in order for the impounded vehicle to be released.

Vehicle impoundment may also result if:
  • Parked in a no parking zone, service area, fire lane or disabled persons parking space.
  • Parked in a reserved or restricted parking area.
  • Parked obstructing traffic or creating a hazard.
  • Parked at a bus stop.
  • Parked permanently or abandoned.
  • One or more parking citations have not been paid or appealed within 30 calendar days after issuance of the parking citation.
  • Parking privileges have been suspended.

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Suspension
Accumulation of more than 10 guilty paid or unpaid parking citations during the academic year will be grounds for suspension of campus parking privileges for the remainder of the academic year.

At the start of each academic year (September 1) a fresh start in regard to the number of citations accrued during the previous academic year will be given.  However, previous parking citations are not forgiven and you are still responsible for any outstanding balances due.

The intent of this enforcement policy is to help control and reduce the amount of illegal parking on campus by holding repeat offenders accountable for their actions.  Illegal parking reduces the amount of available parking and is unfair to those who have parking decals and properly adhere to UF regulations.

Questions?  Please contact the Customer Service Office at 392-2241.

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