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Violations & Appeals

The Chicago Campus Parking Rules and Regulations brochure is given to each person purchasing or renewing a parking permit. The brochure outlines all parking violations and ticketing offenses. A list of some common violations that may result in a ticket, a key card deactivated, or towing is provided below:

• Transferring a parking permit to another individual
• Invalid parking permit on vehicle
• Unauthorized or altered parking permit
• Incorrect permit for parking lot
• Parking permit not properly displayed
• Parking permit not facing aisle
• Parking over yellow line
• Parking in reserved or handicapped space
• Parking or obstructing traffic lanes, fire lanes, service area, posted area, or other restricted areas

The Northwestern University Police Department enforces parking regulations and issues parking tickets. The Parking Office records the violations and tracks payment. If payment is not received, the individual's key card/WildCARD is subject to deactivation and their vehicle may be towed. Reactivation of key card/WildCARD will not occur until payment is received. The University Police and University Parking office reserve the right to deny or revoke parking privileges.

Parking Violation Appeals

Those issued a ticket have the right to appeal the ticket. Parking tickets must be appealed within ten (10) days of issuance. Parking Assessment Appeal forms are available at the Parking Office (Abbott Hall, Room 100), the University Police Office (211 E. Superior), or on-line. The form must be completed and returned to the Parking Office no later than 10 days after the ticket was issued, the Parking Appeals Committee will not review late appeals.

The Parking Appeals Committee (comprised of faculty, staff and students) meets quarterly to review appeals received in previous months. A representative from the Parking Office attends the Parking Appeals meetings to answer any parking or enforcement questions the committee may have. After reviewing the appeal form and discussing the situation, the Appeals Committee reaches a decision and responds to the parker in writing. Decisions of the Committee are final.

 

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