Violations and Fines

License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology uses cameras to quickly read license plates. Since your license plate is your permit to park on campus, the LPR camera is able to process license plates quickly to confirm whether a car has complied with parking rules and regulations. This allows us to identify whether a car has a valid permit or made a payment. Our enforcement officers scan thousands of cars a day using LPR. Using LPR eliminates the slow process of manually ticket issue process. This process allows us to efficiently enforce parking rules and regulations by decreasing time required to issue citations.  LPR technology has been used on campus since 2016.

Parking Services has switched to E-ticketing as of January 2025. This process will send an email or mail ticket notification to the associated account once a ticket is issued.  All the ticket details will be in the email.  Tickets can still be accessed online at bgsu.aimsparking.com. Paper tickets will no longer be left on vehicles. Parking Services has been providing email notifications of tickets since 2023.

E-tickets allows for a streamlined process enabling us to provide a better service through efficient enforcement.  This method reduces paperwork and allows for easier to manage and pay fines. By decreasing our reliance on paper, we save money, which can be used to improve our services. This switch will also help us to reduce paper waste, contributing to a more environmentally friendly operation by minimizing trash.

Tickets can be paid online with a credit card at bgsu.aimsparking.com.

1. go to bgsu.aimsparking.com

2. Click on Lookup Ticket

3. Type your ticket number in the search field and click on search

4. Click on Pay Ticket Now

You have 10 calendar days to appeal a ticket. If you are a student and you choose not to appeal, then that ticket will automatically bill to your Bursar account on the 11th day.

For everyone else with a parking ticket, you also have the same 10 day appeal window. If you choose not to appeal a statement will be generated on the 11th of every month. The account will be sent to collections if no payment is received 30 days after the ticket issue date.

We accept cash, check and all major credit/debit cards.  

Please note: Credit Cards are accepted and a convenience fee will be assessed. Payments may be made in the office using cash or checks.

We also accept online payment here

A Boot Warning ticket is issued when a vehicle has received a fifth ticket in an Academic year (August to August). After a Boot Warning notice has been issued, a vehicle can receive a Boot Violation ticket each time the vehicle receives a ticket. Each Boot Violation ticket requires a $50.00 payment to remove the boot from the vehicle. A boot warning does not have a fine that needs to be paid.

Tips to avoid future tickets:

1. Payment is required in Pay Parking Lots 6, 7, 9, 11, 32, 33, and X. Lot 7 requires payment Monday through Saturday. Lot 7A is reserved for Admissions guests only Monday through Saturday until 4 PM.

2. Permits or payment are required from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Park in your assigned lots during these times.

• Commuter Permit information
  
• Resident Permit information
• Faculty/Staff Permit information

3. Reserved spaces are reserved AT ALL TIMES 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

4. Disability parking spaces and restricted areas (sidewalks, grass, loading docks, fire lanes) are enforced 24/7.

The boot ticket must be paid online before the boot can be removed. Log into your parking account at bgsu.aimsparking.com or search for the ticket number to pay the boot ticket. During business hours, contact Parking Services at 419-372-2776 to have the boot removed once the ticket is paid. After hours, the BGSU Police will answer requests to remove a boot once the ticket is paid. 

The boot ticket must be paid before the boot can be removed. Other fines on a student account can be paid at a later date or will transfer to a student's Bursar account after 10 days. Your boot ticket cannot be billed to the Bursar.

If the vehicle is not affiliated with a student, the boot ticket and any other unpaid tickets must be paid online to have the boot removed.  You can search for the ticket at bgsu.aimsparking.com and will be able to pay it on the website.

A Parking Enforcement Officer (during business hours) and BGSU Police will meet you at the vehicle and remove the boot. The vehicle owner/operator must be present for the officers to remove the boot.

Once a vehicle has been booted, it can be booted after each ticket it receives. 

Tips to avoid future tickets:

1. Payment is required in Pay Parking Lots 6, 7, 9, 11, 32, 33, and X. Lot 7 requires payment Monday through Saturday. Lot 7A is reserved for Admissions guests only Monday through Saturday until 4 PM.

2. Permits or payment are required from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Park in your assigned lots during these times.

• Commuter Permit information
  
• Resident Permit information
• Faculty/Staff Permit information

3. Reserved spaces are reserved AT ALL TIMES 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

4. Disability parking spaces and restricted areas (sidewalks, grass, loading docks, fire lanes) are enforced 24/7.

Contact Parking Services at 419/372-2776 during business hours to request a tow release. At all other times, contact BGSU Police Department at  419/372-2346. Vehicles will not be released from the towing company's impound lot without the proper authorization form Parking Services or BGSU Police Depatment.