• General Information
  • Garaging of Vehicles
• Permit Requirements
• Enforcement
  • 24 Hour Enforcement
  • 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Enforcement
  • Evening (after 4:00 p.m.) and Weekend Parking
  • Holiday and After Hours parking
  • Areas Where Parking is Prohibited
  • Parking Restrictions

• Violation Fees
• Towing/Booting
• Sundry Debtor Billing
• DMV Registration Hold
• Appealing a Citation

General Information    top

UCR Parking Regulations are designed to promote the safe and orderly movement of traffic within the boundaries of the UC Riverside campus. UCR is authorized through the California Vehicle Code Section 21113(a) to establish independent parking regulations.
Only Transportation and Parking Services may grant parking privileges.

The speed limit in all parking facilities on University property is 10 miles per hour.

The operator of a motor vehicle is responsible for complying with parking laws and regulations and is subject to the established penalties for violation. The inability to locate a parking space is not considered valid justification for the violation of university parking regulations. Personal notes or explanations left on vehicles are also not considered valid authorization to park in violation of University regulations.

If the responsible party cannot be determined, as in the case of a parked vehicle, the State of California considers the vehicle's registered owner responsible for the violation.

Parking on campus is viewed as a privilege and as such Transportation and Parking Services reserves the right to refuse, revoke or deny parking privileges. The University assumes no responsibility for any vehicle or its content while being operated or parked on UCR property. Parking regulations may change without prior notice if deemed necessary.

Garaging of Vehicles     top

Parking privileges are granted only for the purpose of transportation to and from campus. The storage of vehicles is prohibited except for residence hall tenants who obtain the appropriate permit to park long-term in selected residence hall areas.


Permit Requirements    top

Every vehicle, unless otherwise exempt, must display a valid parking permit when parking on UCR property. Commercially licensed vehicles are not required to display parking permits when engaged in the act of loading and unloading within a designated loading zone but cannot park in a loading zone for more than 20 minutes.

Parking permits are the property of the University, are non-transferable (for use by the registered permit holder only) and may not be resold. Violations of these regulations may result in disciplinary and/or criminal prosecution. When parking on campus, permits must be properly displayed so the permit number and expiration date are clearly visible to Parking Compliance Officers.

Permit Reciprocity

UCR extends parking privileges to visitors owning a valid faculty or staff commuter parking permit from other UC campuses. A one-day permit can be obtained at no charge from an Information Kiosk attendant. Reciprocity privileges apply only to infrequent visitors.


Enforcement    top

All resident parking zones are enforced 24 hours daily, 7 days a week. Parking privileges are limited to students or staff with parking permits valid in each respective lot. Vendor permits are also valid in this zone.

24 Hour Enforcement    top
The following are 24 hour enforcement zones:

• Disabled Parking
  All disabled parking spaces and zones are enforced 24 hours daily, 7 days a week. A disabled visitor may park in any disabled parking space displaying only a DMV-issued disabled parking placard. A vehicle driven by UCR faculty, staff, students, volunteers, lab workers or vendors parked in a disabled space must display a valid UCR Disabled parking permit. Disabled parking permits are not valid in reserved parking spaces.

• Fire Lanes/Red Zones
  All roads and driveways on the UCR campus are considered fire lanes and must be kept unobstructed and available to emergency response vehicles at all times. Access to fire hydrants must also be maintained at all times. Any vehicle presenting a hazard by obstructing a fire lane or a fire hydrant will be towed immediately. A vehicle may not park or stop at a red curb. Most red zones indicate a fire lane or emergency vehicle access route.

• Resident Parking
  All resident parking zones are enforced 24 hours daily, 7 days a week. Only students with resident parking permits for each respective lot are eligible to park in these zones. Valid parking spaces are designated by white painted lines.

• Inter-Campus Access
  Any vehicle needing to travel onto the campus core must obtain an Inter-Campus Permit at an Information Kiosk during regular business hours.

• Gold Parking
  Gold parking zones are those lots and areas where Gold permits for faculty, staff and student commuters are valid. Valid parking spaces are designated by yellow painted lines.

• Blue Parking
  Blue parking zones are those lots and areas where Blue permits for faculty, staff or graduate student commuters are valid. Valid parking spaces are designated by white painted lines.

• Red Parking
  Red parking zones are those lots and areas where Red permits for faculty and staff commuters are valid. Valid parking spaces are designated by white painted lines.

• Visitor Parking
  University visitors may obtain parking permits at the Information Kiosks or self-service dispensers. Permits are valid in visitor lots or Gold parking zones.

• Timed/Metered Parking
  All times parking spaces and metered spaces and zones are enforced 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week.

• Loading Docks
  Loading dock parking restrictions vary throughout campus, based on the needs of the departments serviced. Vehicle operators are responsible for adhering to posted permit requirements.

• Reserved or Specially Marked Spaces
  All parking spaces marked Reserved or specially marked through department requests are enforced 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week.

• E-plate Vehicles
  University, and official local, state, or federal government licensed vehicles may park in Red, Blue, or Gold parking spaces. Vehicles may not park in Reserved or specially marked spaces, metered spaces or visitor lots. E-plate vehicles may park in Service Vehicle spaces when providing a needed or requested service. Services include, but are not limited to, mail delivery, building maintenance or heavy and awkward item delivery.

• Head-In Parking
  All vehicles must be parked in parking spaces front-end first, except in parallel parking spaces. All vehicles must park with the flow of traffic; maneuvering into a parking stall head-first can disrupt the traffic flow in the parking aisles.

• Motorcycle, Moped, Motorized Bicycle, and Scooter Parking
  All motorcycles, mopeds, motorized bicycles, and scooters must park in spaces designated for motorcycles.

• Bicycle Parking
  No person shall park, store or leave a bicycle in such a manner as to block or otherwise impede normal entrance to or exit from any building. No bicycle shall be parked, stored or left within six feet of an entrance or exit unless a bicycle rack, parking device or marked bicycle space is provide within said distance. No bicycle shall be parked, stored or left on any building access or egress ramp.

• Parking Access
  Parking Services may temporarily close or modify any parking space or facility if deemed necessary. Every attempt will be made to provide adequate advance notice. Any vehicle entering a barricaded area or passing a barricade may be cited, immobilized (booted), or towed.

Violation Fees    top

The associated fees for the following citations are:

$17: Violations
• Improper display of UCR permit
• Permit is not dated
• Compact vehicles only

$30: Violations
• No valid permit
• Improper display of disabled placard
• Parking overtime in a space with a time limit
• Parking in a reserved space
• Displaying an expired permit
• Not parking head-in
• Parked in wrong lot / area
• Customer parking only
• Outside of marked space

$58: Violations
• No parking zone
• Parking in a red zone, fire lane, in front of fire hydrant
• Parking in a bike lane, walkway or bus zone
• Blocking other vehicles
• Obstructing traffic or parking against traffic
• Parking on planted or natural landscapes
• Parking in construction zone
• Parking Prohibited

$75: Boot Fee

$200: Violations
• No VIN displayed
• Abandonment of vehicle

$330: Violation
• Displaying an altered, unauthorized, lost or stolen permit.

$350: Violations
• Parking in (or blocking) Disabled space without valid UCR Disabled permit or a state Disability placard.
  • Vehicles will be subject to towing under CVC Section 22511.8.
• Parking on Disabled space hashmarks.

$500: Violation
• Unauthorized Disabled placard use.

• Personal checks or credit cards will not be accepted as payment for immobilized or towed vehicles.
• Vehicles will be immobilized (booted) after five unpaid citations or when displaying an altered, lost or stolen permit.
• A $50 fee will be charged to remove the boot.
• Any damage to an immobilization (booting) device shall make the offender liable for the destruction of University property.
• Vehicles remaining immobilized for 24 hours, without receipt of payment in full, will be towed at owner's expense.

Sundry Debtor Billing    top

Students electing to pay for citations via their student billing accounts (sundry debtor) must request this at the Parking office. An administrative fee will be assessed by Student Business Services on each monthly billing cycle.


DMV Registration Hold    top

Citations remaining unpaid 21 days after issuance are automatically placed on DMV registration hold. This restricts your ability to register your car until all citations are paid.


Appealing a Citation    top

The University of California is authorized to enforce parking regulations and issue citations for violations pursuant to California Vehicle Code 21113a.
Citation revenue is not used for the construction, operation, maintenance, or administration of parking facilities. Citation revenues support UCR's Alternative Transportation program and the Highlander Hauler shuttle service.

If you have received a citation and wish to pay it, you can search for and pay it on-line or you can mail the ticket with payment to 683 Linden St., Riverside, CA. 92521

If you feel the citation was issued in error, UC Riverside's appeals process conforms to the process directed by California Assembly Bill 408 and California Vehicle Code 40215. Assembly Bill 408 was passed in an effort to relieve the California Court system of the tremendous burden placed on it by traffic and parking violations. The process developed in conjunction with the statute has been carefully designed to protect the rights of the individual and to provide every opportunity for them to be heard in a fair and equitable format.

To appeal a citation, either submit a Citation Appeal form online or go to the main Parking Office located at 683 Linden Street to pick up a written form. Submittal must be within 21 days of the date appearing on the citation. If a citation is not appealed within 21 days of issue, the opportunity to contest the citation is forfeited.

Approximately 7 days after filing an appeal online, a reply letter of disposition will be mailed to the address you provided. If you do not receive a response within 7 days contact our office.

(REV 12/2003)

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