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Appeal forms can be obtained on our website at parking.nku.edu. Anyone receiving a citation can appeal the citation under the conditions listed below.
The appeal must be filed within 10 business days from the citation issue date. Citations usually take 1-2 business days to be entered on our system. If you try to appeal your citation online and it does not appear, please try again in a day or two. Please give us a call at (859) 572-5505 if the citation does not appear in 2 business days.
Only the individual who obtained the permit can appeal a citation issued against it. In the event a vehicle does display a parking permit, only the individual who operates the vehicle on campus may appeal a citation(s) issued to the vehicle.
Appeals Process
- Appellant submits appeal.
- The citation in question is marked on the appellant’s account to show it is under appeal.
- The Citation Appeals Committee reads the appeal and renders a decision.
- The appellant will be notified by mail or email with the committee’s decision.
- If the appeal is found valid the ticket will be voided. If the appeal is mitigated or denied, the appellant is billed.
- All decisions made by the committee are final.
Appeal only when you have valid grounds. Limit your appeal to the circumstances in which the parking ticket was issued in error. Although all parking and traffic citation appeals will be considered, if the facts show that you committed a violation of parking rules, your appeal will most likely be denied regardless of the reason or excuse and a $5.00 filing fee will be assessed in addition to the citation amount. Below are examples of seldom granted appeals:
- Lack of knowledge/understanding of parking regulations
- Legal parking space was unavailable
- Improper display or failure to display the current parking permit
- Inclement weather
- Late arrival for class, meeting, or appointment
- Parking in a handicap space without the proper State and University permits
- Parked only for a short time
- Disagreement with or inability to pay the amount of the fine
- Did not see a parking sign
- Left my permit hanging in another vehicle
Appeals may be granted for two reasons:
There is substantial evidence the appellant did not commit the violation for which the citation was issued.
The appellant may have committed the violation, but circumstances were not under the appellant’s control.
Prior to being issued the ticket, the appellant made an attempt to notify Parking Services of the situation.
*Remember – The issue in your appeal is not whether the parking regulations are fair, but whether you violated those regulations.
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