Student Parking

• Campus parking rules are always in force (even during academic break periods), unless the Executive Director of Safety and Security provides notice via official email.
  
  
• Permit Fee: The motor vehicle parking permit fee for students is $100 per academic year.
  
  
• Campus Vehicle Registration: All students (on or off-campus) that will be parking a car on campus are reauire to register your vehicle, Parking decals will be sent to your Smith Union mailbox.
  
  
• Adhere Decal: to the bottom right rear bumper or upper right corner of the vehicle’s rear window.
  
  
• A student may possess or register only one vehicle at a given time.
  
  
• First-year students do not have campus parking privileges and may not bring a motor vehicle to campus. Rare exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Office of the Dean of Students.
  
  
• Designated Student Parking Lots: Student vehicles displaying a current Bowdoin parking decal must park in designated student parking lots during business hours, Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY - No parking in Admissions from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  
  
• Parking spaces: Vehicles must park in spaces designated by signage and/or indicated by white painted lines. Parking is prohibited in fire lanes, disabled person spaces (without disabled permit), white or yellow painted diagonal lines, and other specially signed spaces.

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• Appeals: Parking violations may be appealed to the Executive Director of Safety and Security within five days of the date of violation. Appeals are processed promptly, and notice of appeal results will be sent via email. Once appealed you will receive an email. If you do not receive an email, check you "junk email" for emails from notifications@arms-mail.com.
• Fines: You will be emailed when you receive a ticket, if you do not receive an email, check you "junk email" for emails from notifications@arms-mail.com. The bursar will bill parking fines to the student's account. Fines for campus parking violations start at $25.
  
  
• Parking accommodations for medical injury/surgery. Contact Lesley Levy, Director of Student Accessibility, for physician-recommended temporary accommodations, 207-798-4187.
  
  
• Revocation of Privileges: The accrual of six or more parking violations during an academic year, or a violation of the first-year student parking prohibition, may result in a report to the dean of students and loss of campus parking privileges.Sharing the road: Maine has several laws to improve the safety of interactions between drivers and other road users such as cyclists and pedestrians. For example, drivers are required to give 3 feet to pass cyclists and pedestrians. Review these laws on the Bicycle Safety page.
  
  
• Snow Parking Bans: The Executive Director of Safety and Security will notify students and employees by email of campus and town parking bans. Any vehicle parked in violation of a ban may be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.
  
  
• Town of Brunswick Parking Tickets: Students are responsible for paying parking tickets issued by the Town of Brunswick. For more information: Payment/Appeal of Brunswick Parking Tickets.

Bowdoin College assumes no responsibility for damage to motor vehicles parked on campus property, or personal property losses due to theft. Students, staff, and visitors are encouraged to carry sufficient personal insurance to cover such losses. Best practice is to lock unoccupied vehicles, park in well-lit areas, and not keep valuables visible in unoccupied vehicles.

For further information, questions, or special accommodations regarding parking at Bowdoin, contact the Office of Safety and Security administrative office at 207-725-3458 or email kirving@bowdoin.edu.