All students, faculty and staff who own or operate a motor vehicle on the MSU campus must purchase and display a parking permit. Registration is enforced 24-hours daily. The term vehicle includes cars, trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, motor scooters, and any other motor-propelled vehicle.

Students may use RacerTouch to purchase a permit prior to the beginning of a semester. These permits may be picked up during registration at a designated location in the Curris Center (during the first three days of classes). After registration, permits must be picked up at Public Safety. Permits may also be paid for in the Cashier’s Office on the second floor of Sparks Hall. Registration of a vehicle must be completed within 24 hours of arrival to campus, excluding weekends and holidays.

A parking permit costs $55 per year and is good for one year (August — August). This fee covers the fall, spring and all summer sessions. The purchase of this permit applies to all vehicles including motorcycles, mopeds, etc. If a vehicle permit is purchased, a motorcycle permit may be obtained without cost. In the case of a lost or stolen permit, an affidavit must be completed at Public Safety. The fee for a replacement permit is $27.50.

At the time of registration, students, faculty, and staff will be required to list all vehicles in which the parking permit will be displayed.

Student teachers, student employees, and graduate assistants do not qualify for faculty/staff parking permits. Students from extended campuses must pick up a student temporary permit at Public Safety when on the Murray campus.

Freshmen residents in the north residential college complex are required to purchase a parking permit ($35) and park in the large lot at Roy Stewart Stadium.

Retired faculty and staff — these members of the faculty and staff are eligible for a parking permit at no cost. All parking regulations apply to retired faculty and staff. An application for a parking permit may be obtained at Public Safety. To be considered in the category the individual must have five years of service and must have had permit(s) before retirement. A person retired from Murray State who returns to work for the university will be considered an employee and is required to purchase a permit.

Loading/unloading zone permits will be issued by the Parking Supervisor at Public Safety. This permit is not for general parking, but for active loading and unloading only. A vehicle displaying this type of permit may park in university vehicle parking, loading zones, and visitor zones. The vehicle must not interfere with traffic flow, university business, and must not violate fire lanes or codes. This permit does not allow parking in areas marked as service vehicles, fire lanes, restricted areas, or handicapped spaces. Anyone using a loading zone permit must display both the loading zone permit and a current Murray State parking permit. Loading zone permits are valid only for time indicated on the permit.

Visitor and guest parking permits are available at Public Safety. There is no charge for a visitor permit. Students, faculty or staff are not visitors and may not park in any visitor parking space at any time. Visitors are persons not affiliated with the university.

Vendor permit — those agencies exterior to the university who are performing service functions on campus may be issued a vendor parking permit. This permit is authorized in all color zones and loading/unloading areas.

Contact information

Parking Management Office
4812 – on campus
(270) 762-4812 – off campus