Kentucky State University

Parking Violations & Fines

• The person who purchases a parking permit will be held responsible for all parking violations by any vehicle bearing that permit.
• One parking ticket on KSU property without a valid permit may be excused for new faculty, staff and students, if a permit is purchased within seven days from the time the parking ticket was issued.
• An individual who receives 4 or more parking tickets and have not registered their vehicle is subject to being towed.
  Violations:
  • No valid parking permit displayed: $35
  • Parking outside permitted areas: $25
  • Parking in Handicap spaces without proper permits: $100
  • Parking in Reserved spaces: $50
  • Permit not properly displayed: $10
  • Occupying more than one or not in a designated space: $10
  • Parking in restricted areas: $45
  • Parking in violation of Safety Regulations: $25
  • Exceeding limit on Timed Parking Spaces: $25
  • Discarding pink copy of Ticket: $20
  • Use of Stolen or Fraudulently obtained Permit: $100
• Fines are payable at the Bursar’s office in the Academic Service Building (ASB) between the hours of 8:30 to 3:00 Monday through Friday.

TOWING AND IMMOBILIZATION
The Kentucky State University Police Department has the authority to have a vehicle towed and or immobilized at the owner’s expense: Towing:

• When a vehicle has not been moved for an extended period of time and appears to be inoperable;
• When a vehicle is parked illegally in a handicapped space;
• When a vehicle is parked illegally in a reserved space;
• When a vehicle displays a parking permit that has been reported lost, stolen, forged or altered;
• When a vehicle is parked in a fire lane, blocking a doorway, dumpster, fire hydrant or emergency exit; or tow away zone;
• When any unregistered vehicle is determined to have four or more unpaid parking tickets.
• When an individual continues to park illegally and amassing numerous parking tickets.

Tow and Storage Fee:
If your vehicle has been towed because of excessive parking tickets, follow the procedure below to retrieve your vehicle:

• Come to the police department to find out how much your parking fines are;
• Pay the fine at the Bursar’s office (located in the ASB building);
• Bring receipt of payment back to the police department and you will be given a release form to give to the tow company.
  Tow company: P&R TOWING
  965 GLENNS CREEK
  FRANKFORT, KY 40601
  502-223-7327
  

P & R towing will need the following information to pick up your vehicle:

• The release form
• And you must show them a valid driver license or KSU student ID
• If there is no release form needed you will need a valid driver license, proof of insurance and vehicle registration.

Towing fee (ALL FEES FOR TOWING IS PAID TO THE TOW COMPANY):

If the vehicle is left at the tow company’s impound lot over 30 days it becomes the property of the tow company. Fees are subject to change without notification.

Students: $85.00 first day, this includes $65 for the tow and $20 for storage. Storage fee is $20 per day.

Non-Students: $122.50 first day, this includes $97.50 for the tow and $25 for storage. Storage fee is $25 per day.

If you get to your vehicle before the tow truck driver leaves with your vehicle, you can pay a drop fee of $45 for students and $65 for non-student.

Immobilized:

• If a vehicle is immobilized, the fee for removing the boot is $25(cash) to be paid at the police department.
• If the boot is in place more than 24 hours without payment the vehicle will be towed.
• If a vehicle drives away with the boot on the vehicle and causes damage, the owner/operator is responsible for paying for the replacement. The replacement cost is $350.