Violations and Penalties
Parking regulations are enforced 24 hours a day throughout the year. The registrant of a vehicle is responsible for all violations of University regulations identified with that vehicle, including violations committed while the vehicle was in the custody of another person. The violations attributable to a vehicle without a permit are the liability of the registered owner of the vehicle and penalties can be applied to associated students if citation remain unanswered.
CLASSES OF VIOLATIONS
Group 1 Violations ($100 penalty)
Handicap stall
Group 2 Violations ($50 penalty)
Display of counterfeit/lost/stolen/altered permit
Driving/parking in areas prohibited to vehicles
Marked fire zone
Marked reserve stall
Fraudulent registration
Group 3 Violations ($25 penalty)
No permit displayed
No vehicle sticker displayed
Parked in unauthorized lot
Failure to obey regulatory sign/marking
Moving violation
Group 4 Violations ($10 penalty)
Outside marked stall
Parked in two stalls
Group 5 Violations ($10 penalty)
Overtime parking
FINE PAYMENTS
Fines are payable in person at the Commuter Transit and Parking Services window, or may be mailed to:
Rutgers University - Newark
Commuter Transit and Parking Services
249 University Avenue - Room 209
Newark, NJ 07102
Payment in the form of checks or money orders must be made payable to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Do not mail cash payments.
Payment of citations must be postmarked within ten days of date of issuance; citation notices must accompany payments. A late payment fee of $5 is assessed on citations not paid within the ten-day period.
Faculty or staff members with unsatisfied citations at the beginning of each permit year will be refused vehicle registration privileges until all citations are paid. Students with unsatisfied citations risk holds on records, transcripts, and diplomas, and can be denied academic registration for the following year.
Excessive violations exist whenever five or more citations have been posted to an annual record and fines remain unsatisfied. Vehicles with five or more outstanding citations are subject to removal by towing, at the owner’s expense.
TOWING OF VEHICLES
Vehicles are subject to towing for any violation of parking or registration rules. Vehicles will be towed if they interfere with the efficient operation of traffic or parking, and for accumulation of five or more unanswered citations. All tow and storage charges are the responsibility of the vehicle owner. Contact University Police at (973)353-5581 for information regarding towed vehicles.
