All parking citation appeals are heard and reviewed by the Parking Committee, which is made up of faculty, staff and students of the University of Idaho. Decisions of this committee regarding parking citations may be appealed to the Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary Services. (See Faculty Staff Handbook sections 2640.66, 6120 and 6940 for more information regarding the parking committee).
NOTIFICATION OF THE COMMITTEES' DECISION MAY TAKE UP TO 6 WEEKS.
Before appealing your citation please consider the following:
1. Lack of knowledge of the parking regulations does not constitute a valid excuse, current regulations are found HERE.
2. If an emergency or extenuating circumstance is used for an appeal, evidence must be submitted at the time of appeal, examples of proper evidence would be medical notes, receipts, tow receipts, etc...
3. No member of the Committee with any personal connection to a particular case or individual will be allowed to participate in the determination of that case.
The following appeal reasons are most often unsuccessful:
1. "I was running late, the meter just ran out"
2. "Yes I parked illegally because there were no parking spaces available"
3. "I didn't know I couldn't park there"
4. "The fine is too high"
5. "I was only there for a minute; I left my hazard lights on"
APPEAL PROCESS
1. All appeals must be submitted on Parking and Transportation Services' web site within 15 days from the date the citation was issued.
2. The parking committee meets once a month to hear and review appeals during the academic year and one time during the summer break - you will be notified via email of the committee's decision within 6 weeks from the date of your appeal.
3. If you are dissatisfied with the committee's decision you may submit a written request for an in person appeal within 15 days of the original decision. If the 15 day deadline is not met, the original decision will be final.
4. Written requests for in person appeal MUST contain NEW information that you wish to bring to the committee that was not part of the original appeal. Restatement of your previous appeal will not be considered. If granted an in person appeal you will be contacted for a meeting with the committee.
5. If you are dissatisfied with the in person appeal decision you may submit a written appeal to the Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary Service, the decision that results will be final.
IMPORTANT:
If you cannot find the citation you wish to appeal and it is the same date that the citation was written, please wait one day and return to this web site to make your appeal. Citations are not in the system until the day after they have been written.
If you cannot find the citation you wish to appeal and it is at least one day past the date that the citation was issued, please contact Parking and Transportation Services at 885-6424.
Text submitted for appeal cannot exceed 300 words or 2000 characters, appeal will not be accepted.