Parking Permits
Virtual Permit
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Anyone parking on Murray State's campus must register their vehicle to park. Parking regulations are enforced 24/7.
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Your Virtual Permit (V-Permit) is the legally registered license plate for your motor vehicle registered with Murray State Parking Services.
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Please make sure your license plate is entered correctly and any vehicle you drive to campus has been registered properly with Murray State Parking Services.
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Registration is valid for the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
Information needed to register
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Name
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Phone number
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Murray State ID or Driver's License
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Local address
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Vehicle year, make, model and color
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License plate number
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State vehicle is registered in
Register
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You can request a parking permit and register any vehicles through the Parking Portal on myGate.
Permit options
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Red Permit: $200 Available to commuter students and residents of Regents or White colleges. Grants permission to park in red zones.
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Yellow Permit: $200 Available to residents of the North Residential Colleges (Elizabeth, HC Franklin, Clark, Richmond, Hart, Hester) and College Courts residents. Grants permission to park in yellow zones.
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Purple Permit: $100 Available to all students. Grants permission to park in purple zones (the West Farm, Roy Stewart Stadium, Hamilton Field, and Sorority Suites).
Racer Academy, Regional, and Online Students
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If you do not attend classes on the main campus (Racer Academy, regional students, web students, etc.) please call Parking Services at 270.809.4812 or contact our office by email at msu.parkingoffice@murraystate.edu for permit options.
Paying for your permit
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Permit fees will be charged to your student account. It will be accessible through your e-bill on myGate. You may pay these fees like you would any other university expense.
If you have questions about updating your registration, multiple vehicles or multiple drivers in your family, view the FAQs.
Register
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You can request a parking permit and register any vehicles through the Parking Portal on myGate.
Permit options
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Blue Permit: $200 Grants permission to park in blue zones.
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Purple Permit: $100 Grants permission to park in purple zones (the West Farm, Roy Stewart Stadium, Hamilton Field, and Sorority Suites).
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Faculty and staff who have at least 20 years of continuous regular full-time or part-time service will receive a free annual parking permit. Murray State University retirees are also eligible to receive a free parking permit.
Paying for your permit
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Regular Full-Time/Part Time Employees: The permit is purchased through a payroll deduction (either one-time or broken up between pay periods).
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Adjunct/Temp/Other Employees: The permit must be paid in full at the time of purchase. Please contact parking services for more information regarding permit payment
If you have questions about updating your registration, multiple vehicles or multiple drivers in your family, view the FAQs.
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Visitor permits are free. Contact Murray State Parking Services at 270.809.4812 or by email at msu.parkingoffice@murraystate.edu for assistance in registering your vehicle.
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Multiple violations with no attempt to obtain a visitor permit may result in visitor citations being sent for collection or the vehicle being booted/towed at owner’s expense.
Physical forms may be requested by contacting msu.parkingoffice@murraystate.edu
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As a vendor, contractor, or non-Murray State agency working on or accessing campus, you must purchase a parking v-permit. Please contact Parking Services for assistance at 270.809.4812.
Physical forms may be requested by contacting msu.parkingoffice@murraystate.edu
Sodexo
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In order to register for a permit, please refer to your Human Resources contact.
SSC
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In order to register for a permit, please refer to your Human Resources contact.