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How to Pay a Citation

If you received a parking citation, it must be paid or appealed within five business days of the issue date. Acceptable payment methods are credit card, check (by mail, Customer Service Window or after-hours drop box), and cash (at the Customer Service Window only). For additional information on parking violations, please refer to the Parking and Traffic Regulations section of our website. Click here to pay citations online!

How to Appeal a Citation

Appeals must be filed before closing of the PTS office on the fifth business day after the date of the issuance of the citation. Please note that appeal results will be sent to you, via the email address you provided on your appeal, from pts.business@colorado.edu (unless you denote to receive results by regular mail). Please check both your regular email and your "junk" mail for your results. For additional information, please refer to the Parking and Traffic Regulations section of our website.

Students, Faculty and Staff
We encourage you to appeal your citations online. You need your CU IdentiKey user name and password to logon to the site. Please proceed to our Online Services.

Visitors and Others
To appeal the citation, you can appeal citations online or fill out the Citation Appeal Form and email to pts.business@colorado.edu. The form contains important additional information such as the criteria for appeal so please take the time to read it. The form is also available at the PTS Business Office.

Fines for Violations

Description Violation Code Fine Amount
Warning only 600 $0
No valid permit 601 $25
Parked in wrong lot 602 $15
Displaying lost permit 603 $115
Displaying stolen/altered/forged permit/receipt 604 $115
Parked in accessible space without permit 605 $115
Tow list item 606 $25/$125
Expired meter 607 $20
Exceeded time 608 $20
On walk or service drive 609 $50
Obstructed walk or drive access 610 $50
Parked in restricted/undesignated area 612 $25
No valid receipt 613 $20
Posted no parking 614 $25
Yellow curb line or post violations 615 $25
Parked outside stall boundaries or over line 616 $50
Damaged PTS equipment 617 $75
Improper bike parking 618 $20
Moving bike violation 619 $50
Parking at red curb or over red line 620 $25
Groundless appeal 623 $25
Failure to pay EAP 624 $20
Parked after closing at EAP 625 $20
FTA appeal hearing 627 $50
Expired service meter 628 $25
Parked at non-functioning meter 629 $25
Event parking warning 630 $0
Obstructed fire lane/building entrance 631 $115
Careless vehicle operation 632 $25
Willful disregard for safety 633 $115
Driving service vehicles on the sidewalk during class change 634 $25

**Citation fines are subject to change.**