Parking Violations
University traffic summons/violations are issued to a vehicle in violation of the LSU Parking Rules & Regulations. Citations are issued as a control method to provide a safe and accident-free parking environment for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the LSU campus. Questions or concerns regarding a citation? Call (225) 578-5000 or email us at parking@lsu.edu.
All Traffic and Parking violations not paid within sixty (60) calendar days or appealed within fourteen (14) business days of the violation will be sent to collections and violators will be responsible for all costs associated with collection.
| Violation Type | Violation Description | Violation Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Altered/Counterfeit Permit | Issued when an LSU permit has been changed to grant the user privileges beyond the actual permit, to conceal the permit holder’s identity, and/or to circumvent established rules or when a forgery of an LSU permit is displayed and used to circumvent the LSU Parking Rules and Regulations. | $250 |
| Bicycle Parking Violation | Issued when the bicycle is impounded and when a bicycle is left on or secured to stairwells, trees, poles, or any other fixture that is not an authorized bicycle rack. In addition, issued to bicycles left in buildings, walkways, or other area that is not an authorized bicycle rack. | $25 |
| Blockage | Issued to vehicles parked in a manner that obstructs the movement or flow of vehicles, or prevents the access to spaces, roadways, equipment, dumpsters, etc. | $100 |
| Disobey Officer | Issued to vehicles for not abiding by the legitimate instructions or hand signals of a parking employee or authorized representative. | $100 |
| Event Parking Violation | Issued to vehicles parking in violation of the LSU Event Parking Rules and Regulations. | $100 |
| Failure to Display Permit | Issued to vehicles registered with PTS and have a valid permit but are not displaying the valid permit. | $50 |
| Fire Lane | Issued to vehicles parked at a fire hydrant, along a red curb, or where signage indicates the area is a designated fire lane. | $325 |
| Hazardous Parking | Issued to vehicles parked in a manner that creates a hazardous or unsafe condition. | $100 |
| Handicapped Space | Issued to vehicles parked in an ADA Accessibility space without displaying valid ADA Plate, Placard, or ADA ID. | $325 |
| Handicapped Ramp | Issued to vehicles parked in a manner that obstructs access to an ADA accessibility ramp. | $325 |
| Improper Vehicle Parking | Issued to vehicles failing to park evenly between lines, more than one foot away from the header/curb, or occupying more than one space. | $50 |
| Lawn | Issued to vehicles parked on grass, under trees, or on landscaping without the proper permission from an authorized representative of the University. | $50 |
| Lost Permit Displayed | Issued to vehicles displaying a permit reported lost. | $100 |
| Metered Space Violation | Issued to vehicles parked in a metered spot without paying the pay station or exceeding the time that was paid for the space. | $50 |
| No Parking Zone | Issued to vehicles parked, stopped, or standing in an area with signage that states “No Parking” and to vehicles parking, stopping, or standing next to an area marked with a yellow curb or by yellow hash marks. | $100 |
| Out-of-Zone Parking | Issued to vehicles parked out of their designated zone as indicated by the permit. | $75 |
| Parked Against Flow | Issued to vehicles parking against the flow of traffic on streets or in parking lots, and in a way that an individual would have to go against the flow of traffic to enter or exit a parking space, and parking against the indicated parking direction for diagonal spaces (backing into angled spaces). | $100 |
| Reserved Medical Space | Issued to vehicles parked in space designated for vehicles with medical space privileges or displaying a valid ADA plate, placard, or ID. | $100 |
| Reserved Space | Issued to vehicles parked in a space reserved for an event, particular vehicle, department, person, etc. | $100 |
| Restricted Street Parking | Issued to vehicles parked on streets restricted to traffic and vehicles or to particular traffic and vehicles, and vehicles using the Easy Streets without the proper permit. Restricted streets can be notated by barricades, signage, and/or curbing. | $100 |
| Sidewalk Parking | Issued to vehicles parking, stopping, or standing on sidewalks. | $100 |
| Service Drive | Issued to vehicles parked in an area designated as a service area/drive, and are not classified as service vehicles, or issued to vehicles parked in loading zones and not loading/unloading. | $100 |
| Stolen Permit | Issued to vehicles displaying a permit reported lost or stolen. | $250 |
| Towable Offense | Issued to vehicles committing a violation that would warrant the vehicle to be towed, but the tow truck is unavailable. | $100 |
| Travel Lane Parking | Issued to vehicles parking, stopping, standing in the travel portion of a street, lane of a parking lot, or entrance to a parking lot. | $100 |
| Unregistered ADA Placard | Issued to vehicles displaying an ADA plate or placard that has not registered the placard/plate with PTS. To include vehicles with a valid ADA permit. Not applicable in metered or visitor spaces. | $175 |
| Unregistered Vehicle | Issued to vehicles not registered with PTS - to include vehicles with a valid permit. | $100 |
| Boot/Wheel Lock | Issued to vehicles when a wheel lock device is installed on the vehicle. | $100 |
| After Hours Boot Release | Issued to vehicles that have a boot released after all daily PTS operations. | $250 |
| Boot/Wheel Lock Tamper | Issued to vehicles that have tampered with or damaged a wheel lock device. | $500 |