Office of Parking and Transportation

• Students are defined as any and all individuals registered for course work for any length of time during any time.
• Any person associated with the College who operates a vehicle on College property must register that vehicle with the Parking Office and display the appropriate valid decal at all times. For decal placement and lot assignment, please see attachment 1.
• Students are only permitted to park in the white spaces.
• Student permits are valid from August 1 to July 31.
• Vehicles may only park in assigned areas. Areas are coded to coincide with permits.
• Parking decals must be affixed to the driver-side rear window only.
• Parking permits may not be transferred from one vehicle to another.

• Faculty/Staff are defined as any and all individuals employed directly by Purchase College or members of the Purchase College Foundation or Purchase College Association. This does not include summer workers, vendors/contractors, student workers, camp workers, volunteers and Neuberger docents. For the purpose of these regulations, “Staff” includes all faculty, administrative and professional employees, other support personnel employed by the College, and the personnel of other entities located on campus.
• Faculty/Staff may park in the red spaces.
• All vehicles must be registered with the Parking Office and display the appropriate valid hangtag at all times.
• Parking hang tags must be hung from the rear view mirror while vehicle is parked.
• Hangtags are valid from August 1 -July 31.
• Hangtags may be transferred to up to three vehicles, but all vehicles must be registered.

• College Officers are entitled to a reserve space. They must pay an annual fee of $180. Any staff member that had a reserve space before this policy went into effect can keep the reserve space until they leave the College. This policy was amended August 2016

• Visitors are defined as persons who are not staff or matriculating students and who only visit the campus on an occasional basis.
• Parking for visitors is in the W1 lot only.
• Visitors/Guests can pay for parking at the electronic meter located in W1 near the Performing Arts Center .
• The department or individual inviting the Visitors/Guest to campus is responsible for contacting the Parking Office and making parking arrangements.
• Visitors parking on campus for more than 4 days are encouraged to purchase a community member parking decal, which can be purchased in the Parking & Card Office located at Campus Center North 1014.
• PAC ticket holders are not required to purchase these permits, as their ticket price includes a parking fee.
• Overnight guests of residential students must be registered with an RC and would be permitted to park in W2 only.

• Vendors/Contractors are defined as any and all individuals working on campus for any period of time during any time. Parking for Vendors/Contractors is in the W2 lot (other locations may be made available based on working needs at the discretion of the Parking Office).
• Vendors/Contractors are only permitted to park in the white spaces.
• Hangtags are valid from September 1 – August 31.
• Vendors/Contractors are required to purchase a Vendor/Contractor hang tag from the Parking & Card Office located in Campus Center North 1014.

• Due to restrictions in place to deal with the pandemic only visitors with official business on the campus may park. 
• Community Members are defined as any and all individuals’ utilizing Purchase College property and not defined in previous categories in this policy.
• All vehicles must be registered with the Parking Office and display the appropriate valid decal at all times.
• Community Members are only permitted to park in the white spaces.
• Community Members decals are valid from August 1 - July 31.

• Any veteran, as defined in section 360 of the New York State Education Law, in attendance as a student at Purchase College shall be exempt from registration and parking fees upon submission by the veteran of a written request for exemption together with written certification by the veteran that such veteran was honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from such service will be provided with a complimentary student parking permit.
• Veterans must identify themselves with their military ID card, Veterans card, or DDR14 card. This must be presented at time of purchase; the Parking Office will record and file the information.
• Veterans will still be expected to abide by all aforementioned rules and regulations applicable to Student parking.

• Gymnasium parking spaces are not to be used by students, these spaces are only for gym members and faculty/staff.
• All vehicles must be registered with the Gym or the Parking Office and display the appropriate valid decal at all times.
• Decals are valid from August 1 -July 31.
• The gym will distribute decals to registrants.

The campus is regulated by New York State Vehicle and Traffic Laws; therefore, drivers are subject to standard traffic and parking regulations and outstanding parking tickets are entered into the New York State scofflaw system. Fines currently range from $25 to $150, please see attachment 3 for fine schedule.

Below are the fines for parking violations, the first amount is the base fine, the second amount is the fine with a late penalty.

• Appeals must be filed within 14 calendar days of the ticket issue date.
• After 14 days have passed from the time a ticket is issued, it may no longer be appealed
• Failure to appeal a ticket within 14 days constitutes as pleading guilty.
• The decision of the Hearing Officer is final. Date(s) & time(s) of hearings will be emailed upon receipt of an Appeal Form and can also be found online here.

• Students with outstanding fines for more than 30 days and or amounting to $75 or more will have a hold placed on their student account.
• Fines must be paid in full for the hold to be removed.
• Holds make it unable for you to register in the future, obtain transcripts, or receive graduation diplomas.

• Vehicles are subject to booting or towing for unpaid parking summonses and illegal parking; in such case, the owner/driver of the vehicle is responsible for booting and towing fees.
• Vehicles may receive a boot for the following reasons:
  • Unpaid parking tickets exceeding 90 days (even if the car is currently parked legally, including at meters and in parking lots)
  • Vehicles owing $75 or more in parking tickets.
  • Illegal parking (cars parked in any of the prohibited areas at the discretion of UPD)
  • Parking in a closed lot
• If a vehicle is booted for one of the above reasons, a $35 boot fee will be added to the final violation.
• The boot fee must be paid before the boot is removed from the vehicle. The owner/operator must make contact with the Parking Office to make arrangements for boot removal.
• Boot will be removed by UPD.
• Vehicles may be towed for the following reasons:
  • Parking in any of the prohibited areas.
  • Having a boot on the car for more than 72 hours.