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How to pay a parking citation

You have three options available for paying a parking citation, also known as a parking ticket. In each case, please make sure you have both the citation and the license plate number for the vehicle that received the citation. If the citation has been lost, please call Parking Services at 970.248.1921. We can find the citation number through the vehicle license plate number.

Online

Pay your Parking citation online

Please have your citation ready - you will be asked for both the citation number and license plate number (also on the citation).

In person

You can pay citations in person on campus at the Office of Student Accounts, located in the lower level of Lowell Heiny Hall. The hours are 8 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday. Please have your citation with you. You can pay with a credit card, debit card, check or cash.

For assistance in finding the Office of Student Accounts, please reference the campus map.

Standard mail

Please make your check(s) payable to Colorado Mesa University. Payments must be mailed to:

Colorado Mesa University
Attn: Parking Services
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501

Please be sure to include the citation with your payment, or the citation number and license plate number with every payment. This will ensure payment is posted to the correct account.

How to appeal a parking citation

Any citation may be appealed within ten (10) days of the citation issue date. You must submit your appeal online, paper forms are no longer accepted.

Appeals will not be accepted for citations over ten (10) days old.

APPEAL a parking TICKET online

The following are not grounds for appeal: (1) lack of available parking, (2) unfamiliarity with College parking rules and regulations, (3) short time in violation areas, (4) failure to observe posted signs, (5) class/instruction ran late, (6) non-receipt of the violation