Permit Refund Information
Customers who return their parking permit to the Parking Office will receive a prorated refund of the purchase cost. Information about refund procedures and amounts is provided below.
Refund Policy
Refund of permit cost is provided subject to the following guidelines:
- The permit must be returned to the Parking Office.
- Refunds are NOT available after March 31.
- The refund is prorated based on the date the permit arrives in the Parking Office.
- $30 of the permit price is not refundable. This portion is considered the fixed base cost of selling a permit. The fixed cost is not prorated and not refundable. Consequently, permits that cost $30 or less are not refundable.
- Refunds are prorated, but the prorating is not a function of the exact time a permit was used. Other factors such as the fixed cost of selling a permit, and granting primary weight to the regular school session are factored into the refund schedule.
- Any additional costs, such as payment of additional fees for permit replacement, are not factored into the refund.
- Refunds are only provided for year-term parking permits.
Semester Break Refund
Students who graduate at semester or who don't need their permit for the second semester may return that permit and receive a prorated refund. A check will be mailed to students who paid cash. A credit will be added to the account of students who paid for their permit as part of their student fees.
Caution: Students cannot assign their permit to another user. A permit may only be used by the registered user. An unregistered user/vehicle using a parking permit is subject to fraudulent use penalties and confiscation of the permit.
A student may either:
- return the permit to Parking Services during the last week of the fall semester and receive a temporary permit for the remainder of the semester.
- or use your permit through the fall semester and return the permit by mail before the end of January to receive a full half year refund.
Refund and Payroll Deduction
Faculty/Staff may return their permit and have their payroll deduction ended. The payroll deduction typically begins one or two pay periods after receipt of the permit. The deduction is continued for the same number of pay periods that the initial deduction was delayed.
Although the parking permit payroll deduction is not an exact match for the term of use of the permit, a refund is not available. Additional factors such as the fixed cost of selling a permit, and granting primary weight to the regular school session are factored into the refund schedule. Consequently, ending the deduction at a point equal to the number of pay periods of actual use is considered equitable.