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Purchase/Register E-Permits or Pay Citation

The Parking Office is located at Carruth Rizza Hall, Room 211. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fall 2023/2024 E-permits will be available for sale starting the last week of July 2023. Please watch for availability on our portal.

All parking on campus is by ePermit only. Windshield decals are not required because SRU uses license plate recognition. Due to the license plate recognition system, it is unlawful to back in or pull through any parking space on University property. Your license plate must be visible at all times and will be strictly enforced.

ePermits can be purchased by clicking the button above “Purchase/Register E-Permits or Pay Citation”. You can also check your ePermit status online.

Attention Faculty/Staff: Please note that if you purchased a faculty/staff parking ePermit after January 1, 2022, it will not expire until December 31, 2023.

If you need a temporary ePermit for a vehicle or need to make a change to your vehicle or license plate number during the semester, please contact the Parking Office immediately. These changes cannot be submitted online.

For more information, contact the Parking Office at 724.738.4785 or email at sruparking_id@sru.edu.

In case of an emergency, please call University Police at 724.738.3333.

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e-Permitting

Slippery Rock University now uses a license plate recognition system that no longer requires a physical decal to be placed on your windshield. An ePermit is the registration of your license plate, meaning your license plate is now your decal.

Purchasing SRU student/staff ePermits, filing appeals, paying parking citations and managing your parking information can be completed online, or by visiting the Parking Office located at 102 University Union, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is highly recommended to sign up for Parking Alerts by providing your cell phone number when registering your vehicle in the parking ePermit portal. Parking Alerts will provide valuable parking updates via text messages. Parking Alerts are separate from the University’s Campus Alert system. Citations will be emailed to you with a valid email address, or if one has not been provided, the citation will be mailed to you by U.S. Postal Service.

Note: Due to the new license plate recognition system, it is unlawful to back in or pull through any parking space on University property. Your license plate must be visible at all times and will be strictly enforced.

Designated parking areas for resident, commuter, staff and visitor are available. Strict enforcement of designated parking areas will occur between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. No ePermit is required on major holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas); Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. and weekends from 5 p.m. Friday to 7:30 a.m. Monday. During these times, all designated parking lots are considered open to the public. Reserved or assigned spaces are not considered open to the public. Reserved spaces include 15-minute parking (longer than 15 minutes or without flashers), resident coordinator spaces, loading docks, visitor spaces, medical spaces, handicap spaces, spaces by fire hydrants/stand pipes, maintenance parking, on the grass, in roadways, no overnight parking areas or any other reserved spaces, as well as spaces marked “No Parking 3 a.m. to 6 a.m.” (or other time restricted spaces).

All parking including Open Parking at East Lake Parking Lot requires an ePermit during business hours Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first section of the East Lake Lot (closest two rows to Stadium Drive and the ARC) is designated as "No Overnight Parking" year round (signs are posted). All “No Overnight parking” is enforced from 2 to 5:30 a.m.

Disability parking is designated for only those vehicles with a valid disability plate or placard issued by any state and displayed on the vehicle properly. Vehicles parked in handicapped parking spaces must display both a disability placard and an ePermit.

Visitor e-Permits

Visitors are required to register for an ePermit. Visitor ePermits are available online for up to a maximum of a 3-day visit, if visiting more than 3 days, please go to the Parking Office, 102 University Union, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. for an extended visitor ePermit.

After business hours, visitor ePermits can be obtained through the online portal.

All vehicles must be registered with the Parking Office. University members are responsible for assuring that their guests and visitors observe all University regulations. No registered student or faculty/staff will be permitted to request a visitor ePermit on their vehicle.

Acquaint yourself with and observe all posted signs concerning parking on University property. Parking is not permitted on University property without a valid ePermit (notes left on cars are not special ePermits and will not prevent issuance of parking citations).

ARC Member e-Permits

ARC ePermits are only valid for the East Lake Parking Lot. SRU Parking ePermits are not transferrable to any other person or vehicle. One ePermit will be issued per membership (an exception will be made for family memberships). The ARC ePermits are registered to only one vehicle.

If the need arises to temporarily utilize a different vehicle while on campus, a temporary ePermit must be obtained from the Parking Office, 102 University Union, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registered students are not permitted to use an ARC ePermit on their vehicle.

Temporary Registration e-Permits

These ePermits are available for any person having already obtained a permanent ePermit, who may have reason to use an unregistered vehicle for up to two weeks per semester. Exceptions will be taken on a case-by-case basis. No SRU student, staff, or faculty member will be permitted to obtain a visitor ePermit. If a temporary SRU student, staff, or faculty needs an ePermit for longer than two weeks, they will be required to purchase an ePermit for $25.

Temporary ePermits are issued at the Parking Office, 102 University Union. The Parking Office reserves the right to deny any temporary ePermit to any person who has an unpaid parking balance.

Special Event e-Permits

All special event ePermits are temporary and will be issued by the Parking Office, 102 University Union, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Special event ePermits are designated for special events, i.e., conferences, workshops, ceremonies, vendors, and construction workers.

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