Monday, April 13, 2009

The New Price For A Ticket


While we are all busy worrying about where we were heading for spring break, a new parking bail schedule took effect on campus.

The simple mechanics of it all is this, what used to cost about $40 to pay off a simple citation for missing a valid parking permit (which has unfortunately occurred on more than one occasion) has now been bumped up to $45. The same goes for most citations or violations listed on the bail schedule, except for the occasional few that go beyond $100 limit (e.g. a stolen permit violation was priced at $250, now it's been raised to $255).

So why the raise? The answer is simple, as best illustrated by University Police Parking Field Operations Manager Alan Moore.

"The fee is in response to Senate Bill 1407, which has us raising our violation fees almost $10 more per ticket in order to comply with the states' need for revenue, which in turn pays for prisons as well as other state own facilities."

Well now you know. Keep on that permit until the end of the semester, unless you want to add another $45 to what you paid in total for the year.

List of new fees found on http://daf.csulb.edu/offices/ppfm/parking/bail-schedule.html

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