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Parking Tickets

Parking regulations on the Rutgers-NewBrunswick/Piscataway campuses are enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Violators will be issued tickets and may be towed, depending on the offense and number of pending violations.

Parking Ticket Payment

Online:
With a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
By mail:
Check or money order payable to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Send to Department of Transportation Services (address to right)
Postmarked within 20 days of the date the ticket was issued to avoid a late fee
In person:
At the Department of Transportation Services office
Cash, check, money order, credit card in your name only (Visa, MasterCard, Discover), or RU Express Card

Late Fees
A late fee of $5.00 is charged if payment is received after 20 days and before 30 days from ticket issuance.
A late fee of $10.00 is charged if payment is made after 30 days from ticket issuance.

Consequences for Unpaid Tickets
Unpaid tickets and late fees will result in a university hold barring students from:
Class registration
New parking permits
Receiving grades
Receiving transcripts
Permit refunds – ticket and late fee amounts will be deducted
Graduation
Cars will be towed, at owner's expense, if the total for all tickets and late fees exceeds $300.00.

Ticket Appeal Form [PDF]
Customers who wish to appeal a parking ticket should download this form, complete it, and submit it through the mail or in person.

Parking Ticket Offense Codes and Fines
R2 Expired meter $20.00
R5 Failure to obey signs/markings $20.00
R6 Restricted parking 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM $100.00
R14 No Rutgers permit displayed $50.00
R15 No Rutgers sticker displayed $50.00
R16 Failure to move $50.00
R20 Unauthorized campus $50.00
R23 Outside of marked stall  $20.00
R42 Parked in fire zone  $100.00
R45  Driving/parking in prohibited area $20.00
R78 Fraudulent use of permit $50.00
R79 Display of altered permit $100.00
R85 Unauthorized lot $20.00
R86 Parked in handicapped stall $250.00
R87 Fraudulent registration $50.00
R88 Display of lost or stolen permit/hangtag $250.00
R89 Counterfeit permit/hangtag $250.00
R90 Rutgers hangtag not displayed $10.00

RUDOTS

Department of Transportation Services
55 Commercial Ave.
Public Safety Building
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Main Office 732/932-7744
Fax Number 732/932-1450
Bus Dispatch 732/932-7817

Cashier and General
Office Hours

Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
(September and holiday hours may vary)


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