Appealing a Citation

What You Need to Know

During the first ten calendar days after a citation is written a citation can be appealed. After ten calendar days the customer can no longer appeal the citation.

Any parking citation, regardless of violation type, can be appealed at unco.thepermitstore.com 

A Parking Services employee will review the appeal and the customer will be informed if the citation is dismissed or upheld via email.

If the customer would like to contest this decision, the customer has the option of submitting a Formal Appeal:

• Formal Appeals must be submitted to the Parking Services office within ten days of the citation's issued date.
• Formal Appeals must be submitted on Parking Services' Appeal Petition form.
• The Appeal Officer, a UNC employee not associated with the Parking Services Department, will review the appeal and make an unbiased decision.
• The Appeal Officer's decision is final.

Formal Appeal Form

The Formal Appeal Process

Step One: Submitting a Formal Appeal

You must complete an appeal Petition form  either in person at Parking Services in the University Center or via email. 

You must request an appeal within ten days of the issuance of a citation.

Step Two: The Appeal

Once the Appeal Petition form is received by Parking Services, we give it to the Appeal Officer who will begin a preliminary investigation of your appeal which may include:

• A review of your Appeal Petition Form
• A review of Parking Services' records for the citation including any photos taken by the Student Resource Officer who issued it
• A visit to the site of the citation
• An interview with Parking Services staff or other witnesses

Step Three: The Decision

When you file an appeal there are three possible outcomes:

• The Citation may be voided and all fees will be waived.
• The Citation fine may be reduced.
• The Citation may be upheld and the full fine will be due.

Formal Appeal FAQs