Parking Information for Toledo University | OH
Please remember that parking permits are required at all times including nights and weekends, in between semesters, and academic breaks.
Pay for parking citations on the safe and secure parking portal.
ENFORCEMENT & CITATIONS
Tickets are sent to your utoledo.edu email account if you are an active employee or student. Please note, most violations result in an electronic ticket vs. one placed on your windshield.
If you do not have a parking account or are paying for another person’s ticket, please visit Citation Search to search for active citations. Please note you will need the ticket number to search for the citation.
Are you looking for how to pay a citation?
PARKING RULES & REGULATIONS
ParkUToledo offers a digital copy of our parking rules & regulations for all students, staff, faculty, and visitors.
PARKING VIOLATIONS & FINES
| Parking Violation | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expired Meter | $35.00 |
| Failure to Observe Posted Parking Restrictions | $35.00 |
| Failure to Park Within Lines | $35.00 |
| Failure to Register Vehicle | $55.00 |
| Illegally Parked in Disabled Parking Space | $250.00 |
| Illegally Parked in Reserved Space | $100.00 |
| Illegally Parked in Visitor/Patient Space | $55.00 |
| Parked in a No Parking or Tow Away Zone | $35.00 |
| Parked in Fire Lane | $55.00 |
| Parked in Reserved Lot | $100.00 |
| Parked in Roadway | $35.00 |
| Parked on Crosswalk or Curb Cut | $35.00 |
| Parked or Driving on Grass or Landscaped Area | $35.00 |
| Parked or Driving on Sidewalk | $35.00 |
| Unauthorized Access | $100.00 |
| View of License Plate Obstructed from Drive Aisle | $35.00 |
| Immobilization | $100.00 |
| Shared Permit | Both Vehicles - $35.00 |
| Parking in Excess of Posted Time Limits | $35.00 |
PARKING DURING GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
Parking enforcement does not ticket on campus during the following holidays.
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving | November 25, 2021 - November 26, 2021 |
| Winter Break | December 23, 2021 - January 2, 2022 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 17, 2022 |
| Memorial Day | May 30, 2022 |
| Juneteenth | June 19, 2022 |
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| Move Out | December 15, 2021 - December 17, 2021 |
| Commencement | December 18, 2021 - December 19, 2021 |
| Move In | January 12, 2022 - January 16 2022 |
| Move Out | April 30, 2022 - May 6, 2022 |
| Commencement | May 7, 2022 - May 8, 2022 |
PARKING ENFORCEMENT & CITATIONS FAQS
FAST ENFROCEMENT & CITATION FACTS
PARKING ENFORCEMENT
On weekdays after 5pm to 7am the following morning, active permits may move around to additional parking areas, as well as Friday after 5pm until 7am on Monday. Exceptions include: Reserved, Disabled, Metered, Patient and No overnight parking areas.
- Register your vehicle for a parking permit. There is no free parking on campus.
- Park in lots identified by the permit type on your permit confirmation.
- Customer parking – identified as retail, patient, visitor or guest parking – is not included as approved parking for any parking permit type.
- UToledo parking permits cannot be used to park in metered spaces. Metered spaces require a separate payment and are enforced 24/7.
- Parking spaces identified as “Reserved” in any way shape or form, are not open to general parking at any time.
- Vehicles parked in retail, patient, visitor, guest and reserved parking areas are subject to a fine.
- The parking appeal process does not apply to vehicles parked in any of the above areas or unregistered vehicles parked on campus.
Cars without front license plates must ensure their rear license plate is easily visible and accessible to parking enforcement. If your vehicle does not have a front license plate, please do not pull through a space, back into a parking space, or otherwise park in a manner that obstructs the view of your license plate from parking enforcement.
If the vehicle is not registered properly for a UToledo parking permit, your ticket will be sent in the mail to the registered owner of the vehicle.
THE APPEAL PROCESS
You may appeal a citation if you feel your vehicle was parked according to UToledo’s parking procedures and the ticket was issued incorrectly. Eligible violations must be appealed within 10 calendar days of the issue date. There are 11 violations that may not be appealed.
Non-appealable offenses include:
- Parked in a reserved space,
- Failure to register (no active permit on account),
- Expired meter,
- Illegally parked in a disabled space,
- Unauthorized access,
- Parked in a fire lane,
- Parked or driving on grass or landscaped area,
- Parked or driving on a sidewalk,
- Parked on crosswalk or curb cut,
- Parked in a roadway or
- Parked in a no parking or tow-away zone.
HOW TO PAY A CITATION
If you’ve received a parking citation, you can pay through the secure parking portal by logging in to or creating an account.
First, click here to log in to your account.
Enter your Citation Number or Enter your Plate Number and the State, then select Search.
Select the Citation that you want to pay, then select CHECKOUT.
You will then see the citation you are paying. Select the Redirect to Credit Card Payment Site button to be redirected to the payment site for credit card payment. Upon completion, you will be redirected for your receipt.
Please print your receipt to keep for your records.
To pay a citation, double click the citation. You can pay more than one citation at a time. Double
click one citation, and then the next screen will allow you to select multiple citations. (Note: Any
unpaid citation will have a red square next to it.)Select the citation(s) you want to pay and then select “CHECKOUT”.
Select the citation(s) you are paying and then select the “Redirect to Credit Card Payment Site” button to be redirected to the payment site for a credit card payment. Upon completion, you will be redirected back for your receipt.
Your receipt will now be under your account under “Notices.”
