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Parking Citations and Fines

The university reserves the right to proceed against violators either in accordance with assessments listed herein or in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.

Parking citations may be issued to a permit holder and/or vehicle registrant when any provision of the regulations is not adhered to or in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.

- Citations issued to a vehicle displaying a permit are the responsibility of the person to whom the permit is registered.

- Citations issued to state-owned vehicles are the responsibility of the person to whom the vehicle was assigned at the time of the violation.

- Citations issued to a vehicle that is not registered are the responsibility of the person to whom the vehicle is registered.

Vehicles may receive more than one citation during a 24-hour period.

Parking fines

  • Altering or manufacturing a parking permit: $100
  • Failure to remove a non-current NIU parking permit: $5
  • Failure to report changes that affect parking privileges: $5
  • Failure to use flashers in a loading/unloading space: $5
  • Falsification of permit registration: $100
  • Handicapped space use violation: $250
  • * Improper display of permit: $2
  • * Improper parking: $10
  • Meter violation: $10
  • Moving violations, which include, but are not limited to, the following: exceeding the posted speed limit, disobeying a stop sign, going the wrong way on a posted one-way street, driving off the roadway, and disobeying or moving a traffic control device: $50
  • * No NIU Registration: $40
  • * Permit not displayed: $2. A No NIU Registration ticket can be reduced to Permit Not Displayed providing permit is valid for the lot and is presented to Campus Parking Services within 10 calendar days of the citation date.
  • * No parking zone: $40
  • Visitor Fee: $5
  • Overtime in 15-minute space: $20
  • Parked in any reserved spaces: $80
  • * Permit not valid for lot: $40
  • Resident restricted zone: $10
  • * Unattended vehicle with the motor running: $10
  • Unauthorized procurement, possession, transference of permit, or use of any university parking permit: $100

  • Fines designated by an asterisk (*) above can be discounted to one half the amount shown if paid within 48 hours of the citation date.

Other parking administrative fees:

  • Restitution for a replacement permit: $20
  • Administrative fee $100

Payment of citation fines

Citation fines must be paid or appealed within 10 calendar days of citation issuance. Citations may be paid by mail, on-line with the Parking Citation/Ticket Online Payment, in person at Campus Parking Services during business hours, or dropped in the depository on the east side of the Campus Parking Services building.

Please note that the university may place financial holds on the records of students with unpaid parking assessments.