Fee Increase
If you are working remotely and only come on campus occasionally, you have three options:
- Pay the monthly fee
- Park in the metered lots
- Pay for a single-day permit through the parking account. See the rates webpage for pricing info.
No. Overtime does not change your parking rate. Fees are determined by your salary’s annual based-rate.
No. The fee increase listed is for a monthly rate. If you are paid bi-weekly, it will be divided by two.
No, parking fee deductions are not paid in advance. The fee is deducted from your paycheck on a monthly or bi-weekly basis.
Aug 1, 2021-July 31, 2022 is when the first tier is in effect.
More information will be provided before the three-year period ends.
Students are in the lowest tier for the new parking rates. They can check their permit rate on the website.
Students
Permits
You my cancel for prorated refund, if available, by emailing muparking@missouri.edu. Removing or de-activating your vehicle from the system DOES NOT cancel your parking permit.
Our monitoring system does not require hang tags. Your permit and account information is linked to your license plate, which eliminates the need for a physical hang tag.
By removing the need for a physical hang tag, we are able to maintain our price points as low as possible by not having to produce a physical product for you to purchase.
Incoming students’ parking options are based on their Res Life housing assignment. You can find these lots on our campus map or by using our online interactive map.
Residential Life students can register for their parking using these steps:
- Housing.missouri.edu
- MyHousing
- Links
- Parking verification
You are billed after Aug. 1 for parking. Once billed, you will receive an email receipt and parking information.
If you are an off-campus student who works on campus early in the morning (shift ends by 9 a.m.) or late at night (shift begins before 6 p.m.), you may be eligible for an AM or PM limited-time parking permission to accommodate your work schedule.
Send an email with the subject line “AM/PM permit” as formatted below. Once we verify your work schedule, we’ll let you know your options.
Email: muparking@missouri.edu
Subject Line: AM/PM Permit Request
Body of Email: Hello, my name is (insert name). I am requesting an AM/PM permit, my details are below.
My Name:
My Supervisor’s Name:
My Work Location:
My Shifts:
Probably not, although anything leftover will likely be in a perimeter lot.
We’re trying to simplify the permit-purchasing process. For the 20-21 academic year, we’ve set up an online form to expedite processing and ensure license plate information is entered correctly. If you are attempting to purchase a permit for a reason other than beginning-of-semester use, please email us as formatted below muparking@missouri.edu.
Subject Line: Trying to Buy A Permit
Body of Email: Hello, my name is (insert name). I am a (insert student year) and am trying to purchase a permit because (insert reason). I would appreciate help in starting the process.
Graduate students are eligible to participate in automatic renewal for their MU parking permit if registered for one or more classes by July 20.
Opt-in
To take advantage of this graduate renewal permit process resolution that was passed by Graduate Professional Council on May 7 and accepted by the Parking & Transportation Committee, eligible students must opt-in no later than June 15 by sending an email to muparking@missouri.edu that states:
“I authorize Parking & Transportation to charge my student account an additional $5 to enroll in the automatic permit renewal for the 2019-2020 academic year. I understand that I will pay $144 for a surface lot or top floor of a parking structure or $168 for covered parking in a parking structure.”
Deadline
The deadline is firm in order to accommodate all requests. Students automatic renewal will be for the best location available. As faculty and staff transition to new locations and enrollment in professional programs increase, we cannot guarantee that students will be assigned their current location.
Opt-out and purchase manually
If students do not wish to participate in automatic renewal, they do not need to respond. However, please understand that if a fall parking permit is needed, students will need to purchase one on the graduate parking permit registration date.
Students are able to have one vehicle registered under their permit at a time. There are no exceptions for this standard. If driving a rental car, reference the question listed “I’m Using A Rental Car Temporarily, Do I Need To Do Anything?” under PORTAL/ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
No, this is against Parking & Transportation regulation, as well as violating Student Conduct.
Any instances of conduct violations, such as attempting to illegally transfer a permit, will be forwarded to Res Life (or the appropriate channel) who will enforce the instance in correlation with the Mizzou Student Code of Conduct.
Missouri law requires vehicles to have a license plate on the front and rear of the vehicle. Trucks that are 18,000 lbs or larger are exempt to this rule. While other states don’t require two plates, MU campus has independent regulations that we enforce. If a vehicle is parked so that the license plate is obscured or is not visible from the drive aisle, this will result in a $150 fine.
In an emergency situation, the university may require a full or partial closure and may terminate and suspend parking for impacted students . Mizzou Parking in conjunction with the University will communicate appropriate billing impacts including adjustments. However, if there is an emergency event and the University does not require full or partial closure, the students may still do so, but the parking permission will remain in full effect and the students will not be entitled to a parking adjustment (refund/credit) even if they voluntarily choose to vacate.
During the hours of 8:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m. when school is in session, specific campus thoroughfares are closed to drive-through traffic. There are three locations:
- Rollins Street in front of the Student Center (Bldg. 92)
- Hitt Street in front of the Memorial Union (Bldg. 82)
- Conley Avenue around Jesse Hall (Bldg. 60)
You can see these sections on the printable campus map.
Location
We will not change your parking location solely for personal preference, due to the finite number of spaces available in core campus parking. As in previous years, we monitor lots/structures at the beginning of each semester and adjust permits based on space availability, parking assignment priorities and the day/time stamp of permit purchase.
It is illegal to sell your current permit to another student. If you choose to sell it, it may result in your paying for the other student’s tickets as well as a fine of $150.
If the assigned location is announced full on the official Mizzou Parking Twitter (@MizzouParking), you may either use alternative locations listed in the announcement tweets, or call the office at 573-882-4568 to reach a staff member, who will help you find a space to park.
Parking is enforced from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except in restricted structures and surface lots, including Parking Structure 7 and Tiger Avenue (both structures over by MU Health Care), and some floors in Virginia Avenue Parking Structure that are designated for Residential Life students.
Lots restricted 24/7 also include Residential Life parking lots and surface lots, which are all noted as “restricted.”
The university has more than 75 surface lots and structures available on campus, most of which are unrestricted after 6 p.m. every day of the week. These include Turner Avenue, Conley Avenue and University Avenue parking structures, and most surface lots in the core campus.
Graduate students, professional students and faculty/staff are given priority parking. Upper-level students living on campus receive priority parking, too.
When spots in highly requested Residential Life locations become available, we contact Residential Life students based on the same criteria as the priority dates list. There is a deadline to accept the offer, if you don’t accept the offer before the deadline expires, your request to change locations will be based on space availability.
Graduate students, professional students and faculty/staff are given priority parking. Upper-level students living on campus receive priority parking, too.
If you’re living off campus in a private apartment, sorority or fraternity house, you will probably get a perimeter lot assignment – regardless of your proximity to campus. If you need overnight parking, you will be assigned to Lot RP10, Reactor Lot, starting in Fall 2019.
You can also call the City of Columbia at 573-874-2489 to see if there is space available in a city parking structure or visit them online.
Yes. Safety is our first priority. If you are working/studying at MU after hours and want an officer to accompany you to your car, call MUPD at 573-882-7201 and they’ll send a campus safety ambassador. We encourage everyone to take necessary precautions to maintain their own safety.
Additionally, Tiger Line Shuttles run to provide a safe ride for students when school is in session. The GoMizzou app has a real-time map; open maps and choose the Tiger Line icon on the bottom right side of your screen to view buses live on their routes.
Mizzou’s blue light emergency phones also are visible across campus, the phones connect directly with an MUPD dispatcher who will respond immediately.
We have a finite number of spaces that were built in the middle of campus. If we could place extra spaces in core campus, we would, but the space required for that simply does not exist.
We understand that parking in perimeter lots can increase the time it takes to get to the core campus, which is why we operate a shuttle service for students, paid for by the student fee. Shuttles run every 10-15 minutes during peak hours; it takes approximately 10-15 minutes for a shuttle from the perimeter lots to reach the core campus drop-off points.
See Tiger Line schedule under Getting Around.
The GoMizzou app has a real-time map. Open maps and choose the Tiger Line icon on the bottom right side of your screen.
Additional Transportation
Tiger Line is a shuttle service that is free to students. Find the Tiger Line schedule under our Getting Around page.
If you potentially lost a personal item on the Tiger Line Shuttle, you can contact the City of Columbia transit office, or visit the MU Student Center’s customer service staff and ask about lost and found items.
Tiger Line is included in your student fees, so there are no additional tickets or fees required. Find the Tiger Line schedule under our Getting Around page .
Review what to do at our Accessible Parking page.
Regulations
Ramps belong to the level below and includes the entire drive lane/aisle that connects one level to another. The direction of the flow of traffic will not affect the level designation. The ramp ends when you turn the corner at the top or bottom of the ramp.
Parking citations are issued for violations of university parking rules and regulations. Citations may be paid or appealed. Visit the Citations and Fees webpage for more information.
Visit the Citations and Fees webpage for instructions on paying citations.
Refer to the email that notified you of your citation, there will be a link and instructions to begin the appeal process.
Donations for Citations allows an alternative payment for up to three citations each year. You may donate 10 full-size, non-perishable items in lieu of paying the actual citation dollar amount.
This only applies to citations for no permission or expired meter (up to $25 per citation) for a maximum of two citations per year.
If you have Excessive Violation Fees, you may use Donations for Citations to compensate the cost of the original citation. e.g., original ticket of $25 plus $25 for Excessive Violation Fees totals $50. The recipient may use Donations for Citations to pay for the original $25 citation, leaving the balance of $25 for Excessive Violations Fees to be payed through another method.
Your donations will go to Tiger Pantry, Mizzou’s on-campus food pantry for MU students, staff and faculty who are experiencing food insecurity or hunger.
Bring your items to the Parking & Transportation Office (121 General Services Building at 900 Stadium Blvd.) within five days of receiving a citation. Be sure to check our Donations for Citations page for acceptable items.
A common reason for citation is parking in the wrong location, double check your confirmation email with your location assignment and confirm that you are parked in the correct location.
If you’ve just purchased a permit, wait for your confirmation email. Our system sends them on the hour. So if you purchase a permit at 10:05 p.m., you will receive your confirmation email at 11 p.m.
If you receive a citation after purchasing a permit and are not in violation of any regulations, email as below.
Email: muparking@missouri.edu
Subject Line: Citation While Owning Permit
Body of Email: Hello, my name is (insert name). I currently have a permit for (insert valid locations) that I purchased on (insert purchase date). Please check and see if my citations can be waived based on the citation date/permit issue date.
All tickets issued at the hospital are through hospital security, refer to the email informing you of your citation to contact hospital security about your ticket.
Our system has no way of discerning your reason for a visit to a location, unless you previously emailed us. To appeal citations issued to you as a vet clinic visitor, email us with the date, location and time of your visit, and a receipt from your visit during the time you were cited.
If you were a patient at the vet clinic and were cited, email as formatted below:
Subject Line: Ticketed As A Vet Clinic Patient
Body of Email: Hello, my name is (insert your full name here). My animal was a patient at (insert location) and I received a ticket during my visit. I have attached a receipt from my visit at the above location. Please waive this citation due to my patient status at the time of my visit.
It can take 3-6 business days for us to respond to a citation. We receive 150 emails a day, appeals require time to evaluate.
We have three stickers that we place on vehicles.
- Our first notice informs the driver that the vehicle is not registered and there all multiple violations.
- If the driver violates policy again, we will place a Second Notice sticker, informing the driver that they have been cited multiple times and risk being towed if they do not resolve their account.
- Our last sticker is a Tow Notice, which informs the driver that they will have their vehicle towed on the next violation if they do not resolve their account.
Portal/Account Management
Your parking account information is covered under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), making access to this information restricted. Only Parking and Transportation staff and the individual account holder is allowed to access personal parking account information.
Read more about FERPA
Granting Additional Authorized Access
All of your parking account information is stored in your parking account. Your account is where you can view your account information, permit details, appeal/pay citations, and add/remove vehicles.
It works in Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Explorer. Demand can be high at peak times. Refresh or try again later. There are plenty of spaces in perimeter lots.
Do not register as a visitor. This may delay your ability to purchase a permit. If you accidentally register as a visitor, please call us at 573-882-4568 to unlock your account.
Logging into the your parking account on more than one device slows the process for you and your peers.
The short answer is, you can’t edit your information in your parking account directly.
The long answer is that your parking account information is sent from your student profile and connected to your parking profile. Often the system will display an outdated address. To check that your information is entered correctly, just check your student profile.
If it’s correct there, it’s correct on our end as well, even if the software is showing you otherwise.
The only way to edit your license plate is to remove your vehicle in your parking account and add the vehicle back onto your account with the updated license plate. Emailing us your license plate and vehicle information will not be accepted in place of updating your vehicle information, any citations issued as a result are final.
If you will be driving a rental car on campus in place of your listed vehicle, you will need to visit your parking account and 1. remove your current vehicle, then 2. add your rental car with its information (e.g. license plate).
As a student, you are only allowed one vehicle on your account at a time, so be sure to remove your inactive vehicle before adding your rental. If you don’t update your account, you will likely receive tickets. It is the responsibility of the vehicle driver to update all information regarding which vehicles are currently active.
Emailing us stating that you are using a rental will not be accepted in place of registering your car in your parking account.
Faculty/Staff
Permits
Our monitoring system does not require hang tags. Your permit and account information is linked to your license plate, which eliminates the need for a physical hang tag.
By removing the need for a physical hang tag, we are able to maintain our price points as low as possible by not having to produce a physical product for you to purchase.
If you want to park on campus, yes.
Please visit our Employee Permit section to see the employee permit eligibility options
Your permit is automatically deducted from payroll every month (unless you have made other arrangements), and renewed annually in January. If you’re retiring, follow the steps below to cancel your permit.
Faculty/staff are able to have three vehicles registered under the assigned permit at one time. Faculty/staff are permitted to have one of these vehicles on campus at a time.
If multiple vehicles under the same permit are brought on campus at the same time, this will result in citation for the permit holder.
Missouri law requires vehicles to have a license plate on the front and rear of the vehicle. Trucks that are 18,000 lbs or larger are exempt to this rule. While other states don’t require two plates, MU campus has independent regulations that we enforce. If a vehicle is parked so that the license plate is obscured or is not visible from the drive aisle, this will result in a $150 fine.
Location
No. Faculty and staff will be issued tickets by the same standards that students are. Your permit designates where you are allowed to park unless otherwise specified through direct contact with the Parking Department. View employee regulations here.
Your initial structure/lot assignment will not be changed, with the exception of:
- Change of position location
- Your position requires you to park elsewhere on campus
- Special circumstances
We will not change your parking location solely for personal preference, due to the finite number of spaces available in core campus parking.
If the assigned location is announced full on the official Mizzou Parking Twitter (@MizzouParking), you may either use alternative locations listed in the announcement tweets, or call the office at 573-882-4568 to reach a staff member, who will help you find a space to park.
No. If you are registered as a student, you are purchasing your permit on your assigned priority date, not as a full-time MU employee.
Complete and submit the Additional Parking Permissions form to request multiple locations permission. Additional parking permissions may be obtained on a space-available basis for personnel with a specific and continuing need of parking in widely separated areas on campus. See the Employee Permits page for details.
If the need is only occasional or is of short duration, please call the office at 573-882-4568 for permission to park.
Regulations
Select the button below to complete and submit an application for employee parking. If you would like to appeal your citations, you may go through that process through your parking account.
Ramps belong to the level below and includes the entire drive lane/aisle that connects one level to another. The direction of the flow of traffic will not affect the level designation. The ramp ends when you turn the corner at the top or bottom of the ramp.
Donations for Citations allows an alternative payment for up to two citations each year. You may donate 10 full-size, non-perishable items in lieu of paying the actual citation dollar amount.
This only applies to citations for no permission, permission does not apply or expired meter (up to $25 per citation) for a maximum of three citations per year.
If you have Excessive Violation Fees, you may use Donations for Citations to compensate the cost of the original citation. E.g., original ticket of $25 plus $25 for Excessive Violation Fees totals $50. The recipient may use Donations for Citations to pay for the original $25 citation, leaving the balance of $25 for Excessive Violations Fees to be payed through another method.
Your donations will go to Tiger Pantry, Mizzou’s on-campus food pantry for MU students, staff and faculty who are experiencing food insecurity or hunger.
Bring your items to the Parking & Transportation Office (121 General Services Building at 900 Stadium Blvd.) within five days of receiving a citation. Be sure to check our Donations for Citations page for acceptable items.
Parking citations are issued for violations of university parking rules and regulations. Citations may be paid or appealed. Citations must be paid or appealed within 5 days from the date of issuance of the citation, or a late fee will be assessed. Visit the Citations and Fees webpage for more information.
Refer to the email that notified you of your citation, there will be a link and instructions to begin the appeal process. Visit the Citations and Fees webpage for more information.
It can take the system a couple days to process your permit, if you receive a citation after purchasing a permit, email as below.
Email: muparking@missouri.edu
Subject Line: Citation While Owning Permit
Body of Email: Hello, my name is (insert name). I currently have a permit for (insert valid locations) that I purchased on (insert purchase date). Please check and see if my citations can be waived based on the citation date/permit issue date.
All tickets issued at the hospital are through hospital security, refer to the email informing you of your citation to contact hospital security about your ticket.
Our system has no way of discerning your reason for a visit to a location, unless you previously emailed us. To appeal citations issued to you as a vet clinic visitor, email us with the date, location and time of your visit, and a receipt from your visit during the time you were cited.
If you were a patient at the vet clinic and were cited, email as formatted below:
Email: muparking@missouri.edu
Subject Line: Ticketed As A Vet Clinic Patient
Body of Email: Hello, my name is (insert your full name here). My animal was a patient at (insert location) and I received a ticket during my visit. I have attached a receipt from my visit at the above location. Please waive this citation due to my patient status at the time of my visit.
It can take 3-6 business days for us to respond to a citation. We receive on average 150 emails a day and appeals take longer to evaluate.
We have three stickers that we place on vehicles.
- Our first notice informs the driver that the vehicle is not registered and there all multiple violations.
- If the driver violates policy again, we will place a Second Notice sticker, informing the driver that they have been cited multiple times and risk being towed if they do not resolve their account.
- Our last sticker is a Tow Notice, which informs the driver that they will have their vehicle towed on the next violation if they do not resolve their account.
If you potentially lost a personal item on the Tiger Line Shuttle, you can contact the City of Columbia transit office, or visit the MU Student Center’s customer service staff and ask about lost and found items.
Additional Transportation
Tiger Line is free to students and faculty/staff.
If you potentially lost a personal item on the Tiger Line Shuttle, you can contact the City of Columbia transit office, or visit the MU Student Center’s customer service staff and ask about lost and found items.
Review what to do at our Accessible Parking page.
Portal/Account Management
All of your parking information is stored in your parking account. It is where you can view your account information, permit details, appeal/pay citations, and add/remove vehicles.
The short answer is, you can’t edit your information in your parking account directly.
The long answer is that your parking account information is sent from your HR profile and connected to your parking profile. Often the system will display an outdated address. To check that your information is entered correctly, just check your HR profile.
If it’s correct there, it’s correct on our end as well, even if the software is showing you otherwise.
The only way to edit your license plate is to remove your vehicle in your parking account and add the vehicle back onto your account with the updated license plate.
Emailing us your license plate and vehicle information will not be accepted in place of updating your vehicle information, any citations issued as a result are final.
If you will be driving a rental car on campus in place of your listed vehicle, you will need to visit the your parking account and add the rental vehicle onto your account.
As staff/faculty, you are able to have up to three vehicles active under your permit at any given time, with one vehicle allowed on campus at a time.
Emailing us stating that you are using a rental will not be accepted in place of registering your car in your parking account.
Add vehicles to your permit via your parking account. Please be aware that you must have an active permit to add a vehicle and faculty/staff may have up to three vehicles listed on their permit. For more information, visit the Employee Regulation webpage.
Remove vehicles from your permit via your parking account.
Visitor
If you are parking on MU campus, yes.
Enforcement hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday year-round. Residential Life spaces, MU Health Care parking structures/lots, and 24-hour reserved spaces are enforced 24 hours a day. See all locations and details on our 24/7 Enforced Locations page. Vehicles may be towed on the first violation.
Prices for visitor permits are available on the rates webpage. Purchase in your parking account. Our system only allows visitors to purchase the permit the day of the visit, e.g. a visitor on Monday could purchase their permit on Sunday at midnight at the earliest.
All of your parking account information is stored in your parking account and is where you can view your account information, permit details, appeal/pay citations and add/remove vehicles.
Visitors can register their vehicle and purchase a temporary virtual permission via your parking account or use metered parking. See all details under our Visitor page.
Metered parking in MU structures/lots is available for $1.25 per hour. City structures and permits are also available.
Yes. Visitors are under similar regulations to employees and students. Citation rates for visitors can be found under the Visitor’s Regulation page.
If you have an account, you can log in and select the Citations tab to view open citations.
If you don’t have a parking account, you can create a visitor account. After you enter your vehicle information and create the account, any previously issued citations will be listed under the Citations tab. Our system links all citations to your license plate digitally.
Even if you do not have an account, if you are a Visitor and receive citations, you run the risk of being towed or having a Barnacle placed on your car by Tiger Towing.
Visitors can pay citations in their parking account by searching either the citation number or the license plate number for the vehicle that was cited. You do not need to create an account to use this function.
We have three stickers that we place on vehicles.
- Our first notice informs the driver that the vehicle is not registered and there all multiple violations.
- If the driver violates policy again, we will place a Second Notice sticker, informing the driver that they have been cited multiple times and risk being towed if they do not resolve their account.
- Our last sticker is a Tow Notice, which informs the driver that they will have their vehicle towed on the next violation if they do not resolve their account.
Business Policy and Procedures Manual Section 6:095 “Camping on Campus” – Camping is not permitted on University grounds, in or under University structures, or in University buildings except under approved circumstances. Please see full policy for exceptions.
Family & Friends
Returning Residential Life students have first access to core Res Life parking, this is a featured benefit of living on campus. After Res Life students are given first access, students are assigned a priority date (see “Priority Date Table” on our Student Permit Page) during which they may choose to purchase a permit.
If you’re a family member visiting their Tiger on a Family Weekend, visit Mizzou Families to see parking details for your specific dates.
For information regarding visits as a Mizzou parent, family member, or friend, visit our Parents and Family website.
If you’re visiting outside of an event (e.g. Family Weekend) you are responsible for purchasing a visitors permit. We do not require a permit for Friday after 6 p.m. through the following Monday at 7 a.m. for the majority of lots, however there are lots and structures that are monitored and enforced 24/7. Check our our 24/7 Enforced Locations page to ensure that you’re parking in the correct location to avoid being cited.
If you are visiting outside of those hours, you may choose to purchase a visitors permit, or use city parking.
All of your parking account information is stored in your parking account. It is where you can view your account information, permit details, appeal/pay citations, and add/remove vehicles.
Unfortunately due to limited space on campus, we have a finite number of spaces per location. Priority dates are put in place to assist students in gaining a higher chance of a more convenient parking space.
Even if you bought your student a permit, as soon as that student is enrolled in MU, we are legally mandated to not discuss any of their private records without their written consent.
This is a condition of FERPA, that protects your student’s privacy. Unless we receive written consent from the student whose name the permit is under, we will not discuss the items on any bills.
We have three stickers that we place on vehicles.
- Our first notice informs the driver that the vehicle is not registered and there all multiple violations.
- If the driver violates policy again, we will place a Second Notice sticker, informing the driver that they have been cited multiple times and risk being towed if they do not resolve their account.
- Our last sticker is a Tow Notice, which informs the driver that they will have their vehicle towed on the next violation if they do not resolve their account.
Events
Parking is enforced from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except in restricted structures and surface lots, including Parking Structure 7 and Tiger Avenue (both structures over by MU Health Care), and some floors in Virginia Avenue Parking Structure that are designated for Residential Life students.
Lots restricted 24/7 also include Residential Life parking lots and surface lots, which are all noted as “restricted.”
The university has more than 75 surface lots and structures available on campus, most of which are unrestricted after 6 p.m. every day of the week. These include Turner Avenue, Conley Avenue and University Avenue parking structures, and most surface lots in the core campus.
Visit our Events Page to see maps and details for events.
Your student should be receiving information for Move-In Days. Maps and directions for where to park will be provided prior to Move-In day.