Citations

Regulations are enforced 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, meaning citations may be issued at any time.

Citations must be paid within 15 calendar days from the date they are issued, unless appealed.

Failure to pay or appeal citations within 15 calendar days may result in the fee amount being sent to your student account if you are a student. Faculty or staff may be subject to collections. Vehicles with three or more unpaid citations are subject to towing.

Towed vehicles are taken to the tow lot on campus until all citations are paid. An additional $125 tow fee will be added to your total fee, and the individual retrieving the vehicle will be responsible for this fee.

If you suspect your vehicle may have been towed, please contact the Parking Services Office 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at (615) 322-2554. 

For assistance Monday through Friday, 4:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m., or Saturday, 7:00am – 3:00 p.m., call the on-duty Parking Services team member at (615) 495-0991. 

Three unpaid citations, as well as violations such as parking in a service area, fire lane, a reserved space, or a disability space without a valid disability placard, or creating a safety hazard by obstructing traffic, can result in towing.

According to confidentiality laws, only the student who has been issued the citation can communicate with Parking & Transportation Services and other University officials.

Appeals can be completed online through the Manage Acct Tab and Appeal Citations section of the Vanderbilt Parking website. Once on the page, you can follow the prompts and submit your citation.

Please note that appeals must be submitted within 15 days of citation issuance. Each appeal will be reviewed by the Parking Appeals Committee to determine an appeal decision. All decisions of the Parking Citations Appeals Committee are final.