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Parking Citations

Violations & Fines

Violation
Penalty
3-4 Citations*
5 or More Citations**
Disability Space $500 $575 $675
Disability Access Zone $500 $575 $675
*Violation Fee + $75 Boot Fee **Violation Fee + $175 Tow Fee + Loss of Parking Privilege

 

Violation
Penalty
 3-4 Citations*
5-7 Citations**
8 or More Citations***
Altered/Falsified Permit $150 $150 + $75 $300 $475
Fire Lane $100 $100 + $75 $200 $375
Patient Space $100 $100 + $75 $200 $375
No Overnight Parking $100 $100 + $75 $200 $375
Sidewalk/Grass $60 $60 + $75 $120 $295
Closed Street/Area $60 $60 + $75 $120 $295
Obstructing Traffic $60 $60 + $75 $120 $295
Yellow Zone $60 $60 + $75 $120 $295
Football Parking $60 $60 + $75 $120 $295
No Valid Permit $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Unauthorized Area $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Expired Permit $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
DP With No Valid Permit $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Multiple Vehicles Parked $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
No Permit Displayed  $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Out of Zone or Region $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Improper Parking $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Beyond Time Limit $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
No Meter Receipt Displayed $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Improperly Displayed Receipt  $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
Expired Meter $50 $50 + $75 $100 $275
*Violation Fee + $75 Boot Fee **Double Violation Fee ***Violation Fee + $175 Tow Fee + Loss of Parking Privilege

 

Habitual Violators

  1. Persons and/or vehicles with two (2) or more parking citations in the current parking year (the period that annual parking permits are valid) will be issued Habitual Violator and Boot Warning.
  2. Persons and/or vehicles with three (3) or more parking citations in the current parking year (the period that annual parking permits are valid) are classified as Habitual Violators.
  3. Habitual Violator penalties will be enforced the following ways:
    1. Vehicle Towing/Impounding upon receipt of three (3) and (4) ADA citations in the current parking year.
    2. Vehicle Towing/Impounding and Loss of Campus Parking Privileges upon receipt of five (5) or more ADA citations in the current parking year.
    3. Vehicle Booting/Immobilization and an additional $75 Boot fee upon receipt of three (3) to four (4) citations in the current parking year.
    4. Fine Doubles upon receipt of five (5) to seven (7) citations in the current parking year.
    5. Vehicle Towing/Impounding, Violation Fine Doubles and Loss of Campus Parking Privileges upon receipt of eight (8) or more citations in the current parking year.

Administrative Sanctions

  1. Persons and/or vehicles with three (3) or more parking citations in the current year (the period of time that annual parking permits are valid) are classified as Habitual Violators.
  2. Persons and/or vehicles with eight (8) or more parking citations in the current year (the period of time that annual parking permits are valid) will have parking privileges revoked for the remainder of the parking year.

Citation Payments

Student charges will be forwarded to the Student Accounts division of the Bursar’s office.

Employees and Visitors may pay on the Parking Portal, via mail, or in person at the TPS Customer Relations office.

You may also mail a check made out to Parking Services to:

UGA Transportation & Parking Services
30 Baxter Street
Athens, GA 30602

 

Inappropriately parked vehicles will be towed if registered to an account that has received 8 or more parking citations during the current academic year (August 1 - July 31). Both paid and unpaid citations contribute to the total citation count.

Citation fees are subject to change. 

Appeal Information

Student appeals are adjudicated by a board of peer, volunteer students from the University Judiciary. Faculty and Staff Appeals are adjudicated by a board of volunteers from the Faculty/Staff Councils.

  • Citations must be formally appealed within 10 days of the citation issue date.
  • All appeals must be submitted through your Parking Account. If you are a guest, please create a Parking Account and you will be able to file an appeal here.
  • There is no hearing to attend. Therefore, any evidence or documentation must be submitted with the appeal.
  • Immobilizations and tow fines will not be considered for appeal.
  • Appeals will not be accepted for Disability Space, Disability Access Zone, or Fine Lane citations.
  • Notifications of appeal decisions are made via email. Additionally, customers may view decisions in their Parking Account.

 

Additional information regarding appeals is available in our Rules & Regulations.

File an Appeal

To appeal your citation, log into your Parking Account and view your citations. The license plate on the citation must be registered to you to allow for an electronic appeal. Citations will not be available for appeal until the first business day after the citation was issued.

Towing Information

Parking in an illegal or unsafe manner at any time is prohibited and may result in citations and/or impoundment. Excessive fines, blocking traffic, fire lane violations or similar situations may result in the towing of such vehicle to an off campus impound lot.

University of Georgia Parking Services primarily uses Barrett’s Towing and Shuman Services; however, various local vendors may be used for all towing and impounding services.

 For impounded vehicles, please contact TPS Customer Relations at 706-542-7275 or the UGA Police Department at 706-542-2200.

 

Inappropriately parked vehicles will be towed if registered to an account that has received 8 or more parking citations during the current academic year (August 1 - July 31). Both paid and unpaid citations contribute to the total citation count.

Shuman Services

Phone: (706) 543-4349

Barrett's Towing

Phone: (706) 543-0900