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Parking Enforcement Office -- Links
and FAQs The following links are provided
as a resource for visitors to the Parking Enforcement
website. Please report any dead or incorrect links using
the Parking Enforcement Feedback link.
Helpful University Links
Frequently Asked Questions
The following are a few of the more
frequently asked questions (FAQs) we receive each day.
You may either click the question below to "jump" to the
answer, or you may scroll through the entire listing. If you have a question other than one listed here, don't
hesitate to contact Parking Enforcement at 419.530.4100
Q: I received a ticket, now what do I do?
A: University of Toledo parking citations are
either a white and blue piece of paper on which a
hand-held device has printed a parking citation or a
yellow University of Toledo Notice of Violation
(parking or moving violation) that is hand-written by
the issuing officer. You must either submit an appeal
within 30 days of the date of issue, or pay the fine.
For more details on these tickets, check the
tickets appeals web page.
A State of Ohio Uniform Traffic Affidavit is pink
in color and issued only by sworn law enforcement
officers, including UT Police Officers. If the green box
on the face of the ticket just above the court date is
checked, you MUST appear in the listed court on the
listed date. If this box is not checked, your appearance
is optional. You may go on the listed date to contest
the ticket, or you may contact the Clerk of Courts and
find out how to pay the fine. The phone numbers for the
Clerk are located on the back of the citations. These
citations cannot be paid or appealed through the
University's Parking Enforcement Office.
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Q: What happens if I do
not pay my parking fines?
A: Unpaid fines that are 45 days old or older will
be transferred to your student account to be collected
by the Bursar. At that time a $25 per month late fee
will be assessed for up to three months; additionally
the Bursar may (and probably will) place a hold on your
account until the fines are paid.
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Q: My first appeal
was denied, what can I do?
A: You can file a second appeal at the Parking
Enforcement Office within seven days of your notice of
denial. The second appeal hearing is informal, but at
that time you will appear in person and state your case
before the Appeals Board. Their decision is final.
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Q: Why are
students held responsible for tickets to their immediate
family members?
A: By the authority of the University of Toledo
Board of Trustees, parking regulations allow us to make
the “Valid Assumption” (in order to establish
responsibility for any parking violations accumulated by
any motor vehicle illegally parked on University
property) that a student or staff member with the same
address as the registered owner of the vehicle is the
operator of that vehicle. Tickets issued to student’s
family members become the responsibility of the student,
and may be appealed using the established appeals
process.
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Q: What about the colors of the lines on the
pavement?
A: Yellow lines indicate faculty and staff (A
permits only) parking between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., unless
signage indicates otherwise.
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Q: I have a
commuter parking pass, can I park in any white lined
space?
A: No. There are several lots on campus (Lot 8,
Lot 9, Lot 25S, Lot 27B, and Lot 13N) that are
designated for the dorm students (D permits) only.
Commuters (C permits) are not permitted to park in these
lots. There are signs posted indicating such at these
lots.
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Q: When do I need a parking permit?
A: Every vehicle that parks on UT property is
required to have a permit, either student, staff, or
visitor. We do not ticket for "No Permit" between 5 p.m.
Friday and 7 a.m. Monday, or when classes are not in
session (winter break, spring break, and University
holidays). School is considered to be in session during
exam weeks!
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Q: I ordered a permit on line, but I never
received it. Now what?
A: You must stop by Parking Services, in Rocket
Hall 1610 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, to pick up your permit.
Just because you have purchased a permit does not mean
you are “immune” from being ticketed, and it does not
mean any citations for no permit will be automatically
waived. You MUST display your permit on an approved
University of Toledo hang tag.
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Q: What if I have a permit, but it is not
displayed?
A: If you get a citation for no permit, you will
have to appeal it. If our records show you had purchased
a parking permit prior to the citation, your ticket will
likely be reduced to improper or failure to display, which
carries a fine of $25. All appeals are decided on a case-by-case basis.
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Q: What about the hang tag/backing for my
permit?
A: Certain permit numbers belong on certain permit
backs. It is your responsibility to make sure your
permit is attached to the appropriate backing. For
example, if you had a freshman pass last year, but your
academic status has changed, thus allowing you to
“upgrade” to either a commuter or resident pass, you
must stop by Parking Services, in Rocket Hall room 1610,
and pick up a new backer, free of charge.
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Q: I have a state
handicapped parking placard, do I still need a UT
parking pass?
A: Yes, even though you have a state handicapped
placard you must also have a valid UT parking pass
displayed in your vehicle. The correct way to display
both of your passes is to hang your UT parking pass
first facing outward on your rearview mirror with your
handicapped placard hung right behind it, also facing
outward with the ID numbers and expiration date
clearly visible.
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Q: I have a
handicapped placard but the handicapped spaces where I
need to go are full, what can I do?
A: You may park in faculty staff spaces if no
handicapped spaces are available. However, you must park
in a parking space! You may not park on the curb, grass,
road, etc.
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Q: What about parking meters?
A: Meters are the only spaces on campus where you
do not need a permit. However, meters are enforced 24
hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Q: I can never find a space. Where am I
supposed to park?
A: Lot 4 (off of Douglas Road behind Savage Hall)
and Lot 18 (behind the Computer Center) are frequently
less than ½ full. Lot 20 (near the Engineering complex
at Westwood and Oakwood) always has abundant parking
available, and is served by the UT shuttle busses every
20 minutes.
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Q: Why and how do you "boot" cars?
A: Parking Enforcement boots or immobilizes
vehicles for a number of reasons. The main reason is for
excessive fines. If you accumulate 4 or more tickets,
and they total more than $100, and all of them are more
than 4 weeks old, you could be booted!
We immobilize vehicles by attaching a large metal clamp
to one of the wheels. The clamp, or boot, prevents the
vehicle from being moved.
UT Police also boots vehicles for things other than
excessive fines. The UT Parking Regulations allow for
the immobilization of a vehicle under certain other
circumstances, including parking in a handicap space,
safekeeping, and investigatory purposes.
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Q: My car has been "booted," now what do I do?
A: Most likely, you have been booted due to
excessive fines. You will need to contact the Parking
Enforcement Office at 419.530.4100, or, after hours, the
University Police Department, at 419.530.2600. They will
be able to tell you how much is owed. You will have to
pay the entire balance before the boot is removed.
You have 48 hours from the time the vehicle is booted to
make arrangements to pay the fines. If you do not
contact either office within that time, your vehicle
could be towed from campus, at your expense.
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