The current registration cost will be billed to the individual's University account through the bursar's office. Cash payment cannot be made at the time of registration at the Parking and Traffic Office.

A completed registration form is required when registering. The following information must be supplied:

1. student account number
2. license plate number and motor vehicle registration
3. year and make of car
4. official class standing or class schedule and valid student ID

Full-time student registration decals expire annually.

Evening student registration decals expire at the end of the semester in which the decal was issued.

A student who is the spouse, son or daughter of a faculty/staff member must register the vehicle he or she will be driving in compliance with student registration regulations and must park in appropriate student areas.

Student Temporary Registration

1. For a nominal fee, a temporary registration may be obtained by a student who desires to bring a motor vehicle to the University for a period of one to five weeks.
2. One free parking permit per semester may be obtained for an unregistered vehicle if the registered vehicle is disabled; permit is good for a maximum of one week.
3. A combination of 1. and 2. may be utilized if a registered vehicle is disabled longer than one week.

Student Decal/Permit Display

Registration of a vehicle is complete only after the decal/permit is displayed. The hanging decal must be displayed from the rearview mirror when parked on University property. Both sides must be entirely visible.

If a non-transferable bumper decal is chosen in lieu of the hanging decal, the decal must be permanently affixed on the rear bumper to the right of the license plate. Second bumper decals are not available.

1. The hanging decal can be transferred to vehicles the student has registered. Only two vehicles per student can be registered. Students are required to notify the Parking and Traffic Office of any license plate changes.
2. Temporary registrations/permits shall be affixed to the inside lower right portion of the rear window. It is the registrant's responsibility to make sure the temporary registration/permit is properly displayed at all times.

Student Replacement Decals

A new decal or permit must be obtained and displayed:

1. upon expiration
2. when the owner/operator chang-es vehicles (bumper decals only)
3. when the owner/operator changes residence status from commuter to on-campus or from on-campus to commuter
4. when the decal or permit is lost or stolen
5. when the decal or permit becomes mutilated or unreadable.

Student Registration Refund

Partial registration fee will be refunded when a student withdraws from the University during the fall semester. The decal must be returned to the Parking and Traffic Office within two (2) weeks of withdrawal.

Student Decal Types

On-Campus: All students living in BGSU housing are considered on-campus students and will receive on-campus decals permitting parking in the areas designated on the map and marked by signs at the parking area entrances.

1. Lots 8 and 9 are designated as short-term parking by special permit only for resident students with a demonstrated need for short-term access to their vehicles.
2. Resident students who do not require this short-term access are required to park their vehicles in Lot 6, Lot 6 overflow and Lot 12.

On-Campus/Commuter: A vehicle being driven by both an on-campus and a commuter student must be registered by both students individually. The on-campus student registering the vehicle will receive/display an on-campus decal; the commuter student registering the vehicle will receive/display a commuter decal. When the vehicle is being used by the on-campus student, the areas assigned to that type decal will be used; when the vehicle is being used by the commuter student, the areas assigned to the commuter decal will apply.

Commuter: Students not living in University housing are considered commuter students and will receive commuter decals permitting parking in commuter parking areas as designated on the map and marked by signs at the parking area entrances. ALL COMMUTER LOTS ARE CLOSED FROM 3 A.M. TO 5 A.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

Evening: Students who attend classes only after 4:30 p.m. are considered evening students and will receive evening decals permitting parking in all areas (after 4 p.m.) except areas C and S which are reserved for faculty/staff from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. Another exception is the entire east side of Lot K and the north side of Lot G (as designated by signs) which are reserved for faculty/staff AT ALL TIMES. If an evening-only student has occasion to be on campus before 4 p.m. he or she shall park in a metered space and deposit the proper coins in the meter. An evening student may purchase a full-time student decal and park in the designated student areas.

Decals/permits may be used only by the persons to whom they are issued and only on the vehicles for which they are registered.

Any student registering a vehicle in his or her name shall be held liable for all violations incurred by that vehicle until the decal/permit expires or is returned to the Parking and Traffic Office.

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