Student Parking Permits
Student License Plate Recognition & Information Retention
石榴视频 has moved to license plate recognition in place of physical permits to ensure vehicles are authorized to park on campus effective December 2021. Parking Services will be using mounted cameras to scan license plates as valid permits and issue citations to vehicle without valid University permits or to vehicles not parking in the proper parking lots.
Parking is “Plates Out”. When parking on campus, drivers will be required to park with their license plate facing the driving lane so that it can be properly scanned. That means if you have a vehicle with one license plate, the license plate and the back of the vehicle will need to face the parking lane – no backing in or pulling through. 石榴视频 also follows Maryland law in that all license plates must be properly affixed to the vehicle. This means that license plates lying on the dashboard of a vehicle will be cited for not parking Plates Out. This will allow for greater efficiencies in regard to enforcement.
A parking registration gives you permission to park in your assigned lot but does not guarantee a parking spot. Permits are valid for the entire academic year. Permits are not pro-rated if purchased after the academic year has started.
- Students are only allowed to register one vehicle on a permit.
- Students are not permitted to park in any Red-lined parking spaces or designated Red lots Monday – Friday, 7:45 am – 4:45 pm.
- Motorcycles and vehicles must be registered on separate permits. Motorcycle permits are sold in person at the Parking Services Office after payment has been processed at the Cashiers Office.
- EV permits are sold in person at the Parking Services Office.
- Students cannot share a permit for separate vehicles.
- Registration is available on-line only. The new academic year permits will open May 27, 2025 in a staggered format based on credit hours that students have received credit for on the first day of permit sales.
- When adding vehicle license plate information – do not includes spaces, dashes, or symbols.
[ See Examples & Sample Plates (PDF) ] - The purchaser is responsible for the accuracy of the license plate information at the time the parking permit is obtained.
- License plates must face the driving lane to be scanned for compliance. A vehicle will be cited if its plate cannot be scanned. A license plate must be properly affixed to the vehicle for it to be scanned.
- Vehicles with only one license plate are not authorized to back in or pu