Parking Tickets and Appeals
Mercer University Department of Public Safety Officers are authorized to write tickets for university parking violations. They are also given the authority to write state tickets that can affect driving records and must be handled in courts. State tickets are written for ignoring officer instructions, for creating or participating in a pattern of disregard for university parking/traffic regulations, for moving violations such as speeding or failure to stop, or parking in a handicapped parking space without a state permit. The diagonal lines adjacent to a handicapped space are considered part of the space and you can be ticketed for parking on them. State tickets must be handled in accordance with the instructions on the back of the ticket. Failure to do so can result in your arrest.
Mercer Tickets
Fines for parking offenses start at $25 and increase $10 per offense with each new ticket you receive. The fine for parking in ADA/Handicap spaces without a state permit is $100 per offense. If your vehicle is towed to another location on campus the fine is $80.
Student fines will be added to student accounts and should be handled through the Bursar’s office. Employee fines can be paid at Mercer University Department of Public Safety, Monday-Friday 9am-3pm. Payments can be made via cash or check; make check to Mercer University.
If you receive a Mercer ticket, you have 5 days to appeal. Appeal forms can be found at the bottom of this page. Completed appeal forms must be in the possession of Mercer University Department of Public Safety within 5 days of the ticket being written.
The following are not valid reasons for seeking a ticket appeal:
- In a hurry
- Was only there a moment
- No other parking
- Was told I could park there (You will need to identify the officer by name)
- Flashers were on
- Others were parked there without being ticketed