The following rules and regulations were established by the University as a standard for the parking programs. Faculty, staff, students and visitors are urged to read these regulations. The Director of Transportation Services may exercise discretion to deal with special circumstances not covered by these regulations.

In developing these regulations, Transportation Services is guided by the Texas Motor Vehicle Laws and the Texas Education Code 51.202. The regulations apply to all vehicles on campus and are in effect at all times. Transportation Services, along with the University Police Department, has jurisdiction to enforce or impound any vehicle in violation of these regulations. The owner of the vehicle will be required to pay the cost of relocation and storing the vehicle.

Parking Regulations

• Texas A&M University Department of Transportation Services informs all students intending to purchase a permit to park or drive on campus that failure to register the vehicle in this state or to display a current and appropriate inspection certificate issued under Chapter 548, Transportation Code, may violate state law if the owner of the vehicle resides in this state.
• All vehicles are required to display a valid TAMU parking permit when parked on University property. Proper placement
• In the absence of a sign at the entrance to a lot, refer to the parking map to determine parking regulations for that lot. Any modifications to a lot during the academic year will be posted on signs at the entrance to the lot and the change will be effective immediately.
• When a parking sign conflicts with the parking map or information on this Web site, the sign will always supersede.
• Any area not specifically designated for parking is considered a no parking zone and vehicles will be cited appropriately.
• All vehicles must be parked within the marked boundaries of one parking space or stall.
• Vehicles that are parked parallel must be parked with the flow of traffic and not more than 18 inches from the curb.
• Vehicles parked in garages or in angled parking on one-way streets must be parked head-in.
• Permit holders should be aware that at certain times their space may not be reserved. These times include, but are not limited to, days when special events bring large numbers of visitors to campus such as home football games, graduation, move-in/move-out, Parents Weekend, as well as times when Transportation Services parking services staff is not on duty. There is no proration for the permit for these exceptions.
• Transportation Services reserves the right to remove at the owner's expense any public nuisance vehicle or one that is not parked in accordance with the regulations contained in this Web site.
• Designated handicap parking spaces are for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying county-issued handicap hangtags or disabled license plates AND a valid TAMU parking permit.
• The penalties for displaying an invalidated or altered permit, or a permit filed as lost or stolen are:
  • Immediate tow and impound of vehicle displaying an invalidated/forged/altered/lost/stolen item with relocation and storage fees due to tow company
  • Citation with $110 fine for displaying an invalidated/forged/altered/lost/stolen item
  • Theft of service fee of $40 per month, beginning the month the item was reported invalidated/forged/altered/lost/stolen
  • Confiscation of invalidated/forged/altered/lost/stolen item with no refund
  • Revocation of TAMU parking privileges
  • Referral to Student Conflict Resolution Services or Department Head
• Faculty, staff and students are responsible for any citations that are issued to family members. Should a relative of TAMU faculty, staff or students receive parking citations, Transportation Services has the authority to bill the citations to the University's affiliate.
• Vehicles of customers with three or more unpaid citations or with a $100.00 balance due may be towed and impounded at the owner's expense until the account is paid in full.
• Customers who present a check which is returned due to non-payment will be assessed a $25 returned check fee.
• Bicycles must be parked in the racks provided. Motorcycles, mopeds, and scooters must be parked in designated motorcycle parking areas and must not be parked in the parking garages or in any parking spaces striped or marked for automobiles or bicycles.
  University Bicycle Regulations

Other Parking Information

Restricted Spaces
Garage Parking
Visitor/Temporary
Vendor
Retiree
Special Events
Night & Weekend
Break & Summer
Transit