Parking

Parking permit regulations are enforced from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 p.m. Friday, a timeframe of 108 consecutive hours. Other parking violations including but not limited to parking in fire/travel lanes, accessible spaces, at fire hydrants, along a curb, or on the grass are enforced 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Faculty and staff parking lots are designated for faculty and staff only with valid parking decals between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. These lots specifically include State faculty/staff lot, Colonial faculty/staff lot, Podium West faculty/staff lot, and Dutch faculty/staff lot. Weekdays after 4 p.m. and before 8 a.m. any vehicle with a valid University at Albany parking permit can park in these locations. 

Overnight parking is not allowed in any visitor lot, metered parking space, or any parking lot where signage indicates no overnight parking. That includes the SEFCU Arena as well as the University Administration Building and Management Services Center parking lots.

The University is under no obligation to mark all areas where parking is prohibited. It is the responsibility of the vehicle operator to park in accordance with the regulations. Lack of signage does not imply lack of enforcement.

The immobilization policy is designed to provide vehicle owners or registrants the chance to avoid the cost and inconvenience of having their vehicle towed from campus for excessive parking violations.

If you owe $100 or more in fines, an immobilization device may be attached to your vehicle. The owner or registrant of an immobilized vehicle has 72 hours to contact the Office of Parking and Mass Transit Services, settle their fines, and pay a fee of $100 to have the device removed. After 72 hours, the University reserves the right to tow the vehicle from campus at the expense of the vehicle's owner or registrant.

Attempting to remove, tampering with, or damaging the immobilization device without payment may result in additional fines and fees, and in student instances, referral to Community Standards. Any attempt to remove the immobilization device shall make the offender liable for any vehicle damage and may subject the offender to criminal and financial penalties.  

Any vehicle on University property that is abandoned, unsafe, inoperable, or under repair will be ticketed as “unsafe” and must be removed immediately from campus.

These vehicles can also be towed off campus at any time at the expense of the owner or registrant.

Unsafe vehicles are those that present a clear and present danger or are threat to life, safety, or the environment. For example, a vehicle that is leaking gas, oil, or anti-freeze.

Vehicles without a valid state or province vehicle registration are considered abandoned. These vehicles will be ticketed as “abandoned” and towed from campus at the expense of the owner or registrant.

Citations issued for towing charges are not eligible for appeal.

The University may declare a snow emergency if accumulation impedes emergency vehicles’ access and/or access for individuals who need to park in authorized areas, or when snow removal operations are necessary for the general health and safety of our campus community.

Snow emergencies and where to park are announced on the University website, on the Parking & Mass Transit Alerts webpage and via UAlbany Alerts.

Visit the Office of Facilities Management website for University’s Snow and Ice Response Guide and Snow Emergency Parking Plan.

The person who was issued the parking permit is responsible for any parking violations issued to their vehicle and/or vehicles belonging to family members. It is your responsibility to know and follow University parking rules and regulations, and to inform your family of these policies.

All citations issued for a violation will record the vehicle’s description and licensing information, the time the ticket was issued, the parking decal and fee tag numbers, and the badge number of the citing officer or parking attendant.

Citations will also note location of violation and specific offense(s), with the corresponding fine(s). As a courtesy, vehicles remaining illegally parked in the same parking space will not be held responsible for more than one ticket per calendar day.

All citations must note an administrative violation, a parking violation, or both and be placed on the vehicle.

A vehicle’s parking registration may be revoked for the rest of the academic year if cited seven times in one academic year.

For students:

• Using MYUAlbany, select the Campus Life heading at the top of screen then... 
• Select My Parking Information on the left side.
• Enter your appeal and a decision will be sent to your University email address within 2-4 weeks.
• Failure to use MYUAlbany will result in the decision being mailed to the vehicle's registered owner.

For employees:

• Using MYUAlbany, select My Parking Information. At that time....
• Open citations will populate at the bottom of the parking information page.
• Enter your appeal and a decision will be sent to your University email address within 2-4 weeks.
• Failure to use MYUAlbany will result in the decision being mailed to the vehicle's registered owner.

All others:

• Email appeals to [email protected] or by contacting our office during business hours at 518-442-3121 to obtain a hard copy form. 
• Include full name and address of vehicle's owner, citation and license plate numbers, and reason the citation should be rescinded.
• A decision will be mailed to the vehicle's registered owner via the U.S. Postal Service.

In all instances, appeals must be submitted within 14 calendars days of the citation. Tow charges, as well as any citations issued for altered, stolen, or forged decals are not eligible for appeal.

Decisions are generally made within two to four weeks by the Parking Appeal Board which consists of faculty, staff, and students. The Board is independent from the Office of Parking and Mass Transit Services. If the first appeal decision is unfavorable, you may request a 2nd appeal hearing by calling 518-442-5766.

Failure to appear at a scheduled second appeal hearing, without notifying the board in advance, will result in a denial of the appeal. No further hearings will be scheduled and all fines will be imposed. All decisions rendered by the Board are final.

Students have 14 calendar days to respond to a citation before a hold is placed on their student account. A pending second appeal does not remove a hold or suspend a late charge. Late charges added 14 days after the first appeal is denied or 30 days from the date the citation was issued, whichever is longer.

The following reasons are not sufficient grounds for appealing a parking citation:

• Failure to purchase, renew, or properly display a valid parking permit

• Preferred parking lot is full

• Amount of time the vehicle was parked illegally

• Being late or in a hurry

• Picking up or dropping someone or something off

• Inclement weather

• Others parked in the same way didn’t receive tickets

• Four-way hazard lights were on

You can pay a parking-related fine in one of four ways:

• Via our Online Payment Center

• Over the phone (518-442-3121) during business hours

• Via posted mail (University at Albany, Parking & Mass Transit Services, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222)

• For cash transactions inside our office during business hours please make an in person appointment.

If you are paying by check, please make it out to “University at Albany” and include the ticket number(s) on the check. Checks of $110 or more cannot be accepted.

If full payment or an appeal is not submitted within 14 calendar days of the citation being issued, this will be considered an admission of liability.

Citations can be paid while under appeal; however, payment won’t affect the appeal outcome. If the appeal is accepted, the payment will be refunded via check within six to eight weeks.

Late charges added 14 days after the first appeal is denied or 30 days from the date the citation was issued, whichever is longer.
 

Unpaid parking fines are referred to the New York State Attorney General's Office or a collection agency for collection.

State Finance Law §18 allows state agencies or their representatives to charge collection fees to cover the estimated costs of processing, handling and collecting delinquent debts. The amount can be as much as 22% of the outstanding debt.

Students who fail to pay parking fines will have their transcripts, registration or diplomas withheld, as per the Board of Trustees Resolution 76-137, as promulgated in Section 301.2(5) of Title 8 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. Payment of all outstanding fines is required to remove a hold from a student account.

Unionized employees who fail to pay parking fines may be subject to payroll deduction, per Title 8 of the Regulations of the State University of New York, Part 561.

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