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How to appeal a parking citation

If you receive a parking citation and wish to appeal, the appeal must be received within 20 calendar days from the date the ticket was issued. Once the appeal has been submitted, please allow up to 10 business days for the decision to be emailed to you.

Parking appeals are not allowed after the 20-day period. If the deadline has passed to appeal, students can contact the student advocate at 316-978-3026 or by email at student.advocate@wichita.edu. Faculty/staff and visitors can email wsuparking@wichita.edu.

Appeals should only be filed if a legitimate basis exists.

The following reasons are not considered a legitimate basis for filing an appeal:

  • Disagreement with the WSU traffic regulations
  • Ignorance of the regulations
  • Stated inability to find a permitted parking space
  • Operation of the vehicle by another individual
  • Failure to issue citations previously for similar violations
  • Tardiness to class and/or appointment
  • Inability to pay fine
  • Received incorrect verbal information from a non-Wichita State University Parking employee
  • Observing others illegally parked

Citations issued to vehicles will normally be assigned to the registered owner via DMV records. However, if the registered owner is a family member of a WSU student, faculty member, or staff member, the citation will be assigned to the WSU student, faculty member, or staff member.

Appeal Instructions

Students, Faculty & Staff

  1. Log in to your myWSU portal
  2. Click on the Parking ePermits icon located in the upper right corner
  3. Click Wichita State myWSU Sign In
  4. Click on the Appeal Citation in the Quick Links box or you can hover the Citation tab at the top and select from the drop-down menu
  5. Complete the appeal. Include any reason supporting your appeal, including photographs or documentation. (Please be aware browsers can time out after 5 minutes.)

Visitors

  1. Go to wichita.edu/parking
  2. Click on the Visitor Parking page
  3. Click Access the WSU Parking Portal
  4. To create an account
    1. Click on Register, enter username, password and email
    2. Click Register and complete all of the required information
  5. Click Create
  6. To log in to an existing account
    1. Enter your Username and Password
    2. Click Log in
  7. Click Appeal Citation in the Quick Links box or you can hover the Citation tab at the top and select from the drop-down menu
  8. Complete the appeal. Include any reason supporting your appeal, including photographs or documentation. (Please be aware browsers can time out after 5 minutes.)

If an appeal has been submitted for the incorrect citation, please email parkingappeals@wichita.edu.
The parking appeal committee consists of the following:

  • USS Representative
  • UP Representative
  • Student Representative
  • Faculty Representative
  • The President appoints 3 committee members

For instructions on how to pay your citation, please click here.

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