Parking Services

General Regulations

Regulations are subject to amendment as approved by the chancellor of the campus and are in effect and enforced at all times.

1. All vehicles must properly display a parking permit (see "Display of Permits" for detailed instructions).
2. The speed limit for motor vehicles on university property is 5 miles per hour. No vehicle may be operated in any parking lot at a greater speed than is reasonable and prudent under existing conditions.
3. Pedestrians have the right of way at all times. Both pedestrians and vehicles must comply with all traffic signals.
4. Legal parking of motor vehicles on university property is confined to areas designated for that purpose or as directed by University Police and the Office of Parking Services. Parking is prohibited on lawns, in construction areas, or any other place which will mar the landscape of the campus, create a hazard or interfere with the use of university facilities by others. Violators are subject to violation tickets and cars may be towed or The Boot may be applied.
5. Yellow markings designate no parking zones. Parking is not allowed at any loading and service vehicle dock or zone, entrance to building or emergency zone.
6. Motorbikes, motorcycles and motor scooters are subject to all regulations and must be operated only on streets designated for normal automobile use. A parking permit is required for motorcycles. Designated motorcycle areas should be used for parking.
7. Any accident involving a motor vehicle on university property must be reported to the University Police, phone 980-6501, at the earliest possible moment.
8. The person in whose name a parking permit is issued is responsible for all violations by all vehicles displaying that person's permit. A citation is not excused because another person was using the permit or vehicle.
9. Any vehicle in violation of parking regulations or any which are abandoned may be towed and stored at the owner's expense.  A vehicle will be considered abandoned if it is continuously parked on IUN property for longer than 2 days.
10. IUN honors faculty, staff, and student parking permits from all Indiana and Purdue University campuses, in comparable parking areas. Vehicles owned by Indiana or Purdue Universities and other state of Indiana higher education institutions may park in faculty/staff areas.
11. Bicycles will not be chained or locked to undesignated university property, or in areas prohibited by fire codes (such as doorways, corridors, stairways, fire exits, fire plugs, etc.) Bicycles may not be parked in spaces provided for motor vehicles.
12. During special events, persons with valid IUN parking permits are allowed to park in permit lots without charge.
13. A person who accumulates five or more unpaid parking citations will receive a tow warning. The tow warning will give the violator 48 hours to settle all charges or the vehicle may be towed or the Boot may be applied. Fines for the fifth and any subsequent tickets will be doubled.
14. Parking in a disabled space without the proper university issued permit is subject to tow and a fine.
15. Parking in a reserved space without the proper university issued permit is prohibited.  Violators will be towed and fined.
16. Drivers of university vehicles are responsible for traffic violation notices received while they are operating the vehicle.
17. More than one meter violation parking citation can be issued in one twenty four hour period, if more than four hours has elapsed since the first citation was issued.