Starting in October, the Student Services Center will begin using our payment system to allow convenient payment of parking citations via email.  Whenever possible, we will send an email invoice to your Drake email address allowing you to pay citations at your convenience online, rather than needing to visit us in Olmsted.  These invoices will come from “Drake University Student Services Center (via Clover)”, and will allow you to easily pay the citation with a debit or credit card.

If you do not receive an emailed invoice for a new citation, or would like an invoice created for a previously issued citation, feel free to send us a note at studentservices@drake.edu with your license plate number.  We’ll email you an invoice to save you the walk/drive across campus. You are also always welcome to stop by to pay citations at our desk in Olmsted.

As a reminder, you must have a valid Drake permit to park in the Drake parking lots.  You must also park in the correct zone indicated on your permit from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (you may park in other zones after 4:30 p.m. or on weekends, but do not park overnight in a commuter lot—commuter lots need to be cleared by 2 a.m. daily).  Failure to follow Drake parking regulations can result in parking citations.  Parking citations should be paid within 30 days of receipt—unpaid fines are treated as any other past due obligation to the University, and may result in restrictive holds.  Multiple unpaid citations can prompt use of a boot or your vehicle may be towed (additional owner expense for both options).

If you wish to appeal a citation, you may do so on this online form. If you haven’t purchased a parking pass for this academic year, you may purchase your pass in the myDrake portal.

We hope that this new offering of allowing online citation payment will make this process of paying for parking tickets slightly less painful.  We appreciate your help in making sure campus has adequate and predictable parking available.

If you have any questions/concerns about this process, feel free to contact sara.heijerman@drake.edu.

— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center