Parking Violations

Parking Violations Information

Individuals may be penalized by ticket and/or immobilization or towing at the owner’s expense for any violation. These violation fees have been recommended by the Parking and Traffic Committee and approved by SDSU administration.

To ensure parking citation payment records are as up to date as possible, all citations are to be paid to the Parking Services Office within 10 days of issuance.

• Parked in a nondesignated parking area or parking in any other area than designated parking stalls, such as streets, service drives and access roads. (4.4.1.0) – $25.
• Parked in a no parking area or in a closed lot. (4.4.1.1) – $25.
• Sidewalk obstruction: complete or partial. (4.4.1.2) – $25.
• Parked within 15 feet of a hydrant or in fire lane. (4.4.1.3) – $75.
• Parked in a loading zone. (4.4.1.4) – $25.
• Parked in front of or going around a moveable barricade. (4.4.1.5) – $25.
• Double parked and prohibiting a vehicle from exiting. (4.4.1.6) – $25.
• Parallel or diagonally parked in the wrong direction. (4.4.1.7) – $25.
• Backed into a street-level parking stall. (4.4.1.8) – $25.
• Parked over or outside of stall lines. (4.4.1.9) - $25.

Parking over stall lines because of another illegally parked vehicle is not considered a valid excuse and will be ticketed.

• No parking 2 a.m.-5 a.m. (4.4.1.1) – $25 for first offense, subsequent escalating offenses: $45, $60, $75, $100, $150, $200 and tow.
• Parked where prohibited. Parked in any area other than sanctioned streets or parking lots. (4.4.1.10) – $30 for first offense, subsequent escalating offenses: $45, $60, $75, $100, $150, $200 and tow.
• Obstruction of impending two-way traffic. (4.4.1.11) – $25.
• Parked on/in any emergency snow route or lot. (4.4.1.12) – $25.
• Parking without a valid parking permit. (4.4.2.0) – $30 for first offense, subsequent escalating offenses: $45, $60, $75, $100, $150, $200 and tow.
• Improper parking permit for designated lot. (4.4.3) – $30 for first offense, subsequent escalating offenses: $45, $60, $75, $100, $150, $200 and tow.
• Failure to correctly report license plate or improper permit display (4.4.4.1) – $0 for first and second offenses, $15 on subsequent offenses.
• Utilizing a fake, inactive, stolen or altered parking permit (4.4.5) – $200.
• Multivehicle violation (4.4.6) – $50 ($0 for first vehicle, $50 for subsequent vehicles). Issued for parking more than one vehicle on campus at a time per one customer permit. This violation can include an individual with multiple vehicles on campus or several individuals sharing one permit.
• Parked in a stall over the time allowed. (4.4.7) – $30 for first offense, subsequent escalating offenses: $45, $60, $75, $100, $150, $200 and tow.
• Parked in or obstructing a posted accessible stall. (4.4.8.1) – $200.
• Improper contractor parking. (4.4.9) – $30.