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Campus parking

Parking prices
Housing: Fall/Spring $165                                       Restricted surface permit: Fall Only $170
Housing: Spring $105                                                Restricted garage permit: Fall Only $190
Motorcycle: Yearly $85                                              Restricted surface permit: Fall/Spring $255
Temporary: Two-week $30                                       Restricted garage permit: Fall/Spring $295
Commuter Restricted: Fall Only $150                   Restricted surface permit: Yearly $340
Commuter Restricted: Fall/Spring $215               Restricted garage permit: Yearly $400
Commuter Restricted: Yearly $280                        Restricted permit night pass: Semester $45

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Price of violations

ViolationsPaid within 10 daysAfter 10 days
No valid permit$85$95
Improper display of permit$85$95
Failure to display permit$25$35
Overtime parking$15$25
Out of zone$30$40
Improper parking$30$40
Improper registration$85$95
Disabled-driver space$105$115
"97" permit space$105$115
Moving violation$30$40
Skateboarding$30$40

• Parking Services is at Pittenger Student Center in Room L-1. Phone number: (765) 285-1208. Email: parking@bsu.edu; Website: bsu.edu/parking
• All parking lots located on Ball State’s campus are color coded.
• The purple parking lot is the football stadium on Tillotson Avenue, and requires a parking pass 24 hours a day.
• All red parking lots are restricted 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 3:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (garages only). Anyone can park in these lots after 7 p.m. and until maintenance cleanup 3:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
• All yellow parking lots are reserved for faculty and staff 7 a.m.-5 p.m. After 5 p.m., lots are open for everyone.
• Any students with commuter passes can park in the green parking lots. Parking passes are required 3:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Students living in certain residence halls can park at the blue parking lots. Permits are required 24 hours from 7 p.m. Sunday to 5 p.m.
• Paid parking is in the brown parking lots. Meters are found at this type of lot.

Student passes
• Off-campus: These commuter passes are for students who live off campus and commute to campus every day. These passes work in the green parking lots.
• Residence hall: Students living in residence halls are allowed to purchase this type of parking pass. Students with these passes can park at the football stadium, and depending on class status, students can park at blue parking lots closer to campus.
• University Apartments: These parking passes are limited to students living in Scheidler or Anthony apartments. After purchasing a regular Ball State parking pass, students are given the apartment permit. Ball State only allows two cars per apartment, and all parking is around Scheidler and Anthony apartments.

Athletics & other event parking
Parking is enforced at all campus events. Check permit hours in lots and metered space times before parking. Be sure to pre-pay meters or event parking personnel. Campus Shuttle Bus Service is typically available one hour prior to events. Parking garages are within walking distance of several campus performance venues.

(Sources: www. bsu.edu/Parking; www.bsu.edu/Emens; www.bsu.edu/Police)