The Administrative permit is for temporary use by individuals within the requesting department to attend meetings, special functions on campus, or to otherwise meet department needs. The administrative permit must be displayed with a current valid DOTS Individual faculty/staff permit.  It may not be loaned to any one individual for more than a 24-hour period.  Administrative permits are not valid in disabled parking spaces, move in/out spaces, fire lanes, unpaid meter spaces (including meters located in permit areas), areas controlled by digital pay stations, roadways, service areas, courier spaces, Zipcar spaces, designated tow-away zones, or any other area not designated as a parking space. Administrative permits are not valid during athletic events. This permit may not be used to enable a person to park as close as possible to their office/workplace or for convenient overflow parking.  Violators may be issued a parking violation notice. The security of the permit is the responsibility of the user.  In the event of loss or theft, it is the department's responsibility to notify DOTS immediately in writing.  All requests for replacement of lost/stolen Administrative permits are subject to the approval of the Director of DOTS and payment of a lost/stolen fee. 
How to apply:
The department chairperson or Transportation coordinator must submit a written request to DOTS outlining the need for this permit.

Two lot designations will be placed on the After-Hours permit. The first lot designation is valid at all times. The second lot designation is valid in the assigned after-hours lot from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. only, Monday-Friday and all day on weekends. A finite number of After-Hours permits are available in pre-determined lots.    After-Hours permits are not valid during athletic events.
How to apply:
All applicants must bring a completed After-Hours application form from their transportation coordinator to the DOTS office.  Faculty/staff who have an Individual permit must bring their current permit to exchange for a new After-Hours permit. Faculty/staff, GAs, TAs, and RAs who do not have an Individual permit or CLPR will not be issued an After-Hours permit.  To secure an After-Hours permit, GAs, TAs, and RAs must also present their student identification card and proof of employment to the cashier. Departments have priority to assign faculty/staff to an after-hours lot during the first week of a semester.  After the first week of the semester, After-Hours permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis.

When approved, the permit will be issued and the recipient will be assigned a base lot from the quotas assigned to the department. All-Campus permits are not valid in disabled parking spaces, move in/out spaces, fire lanes, unpaid meter spaces (including meters located in permit areas), areas controlled by digital pay stations, roadways, service areas, courier spaces, Zipcar spaces, designated tow-away zones, or any other area not designated as a parking space. All-Campus permits are not valid during athletic events. All-Campus permits must be paid for by cash, check, and credit card or by JV if the department is paying.
How to apply:
The All-Campus permit must be requested by memorandum by the department chairperson to the Director of DOTS stating the reason this type of permit is required. If this permit is requested during fall registration, the memorandum of request must be attached to the application. If the permit is being requested at any other time during the year, the permit presently assigned to the requestor must be turned in upon approval.

Courier permits are for use by department employees on a temporary basis to make deliveries and pickups or to perform similar functions necessary to the operation of the department. Courier permits are valid only in courier spaces, faculty/staff lots, and student lots. Courier permits must be displayed with a current valid DOTS student CLPR or faculty/staff permit. Parking with a displayed Courier permit for more than 30 minutes in one space will result in the receipt of a parking violation. The security of the permit is the responsibility of the user. In the event of loss or theft, it is the department's responsibility to notify DOTS immediately in writing. All requests for replacement of lost/stolen Courier permits are subject to the approval of the Director of Transportation Services. Lost/Stolen replacement fee applies.
How to apply:
The department chairperson or transportation coordinator must submit a letter of request outlining the need for the Courier permit.

Service permits are valid in posted service spaces or in any legal parking space within faculty/staff or student parking areas. Service permits are not valid in disabled parking spaces, move in/out spaces, fire lanes, unpaid meter spaces (including meters located in permit areas), areas controlled by digital pay stations, roadways, loading zones, designated tow-away zones, courier spaces, Zipcar spaces or any other area not designated as a parking space. Service permits are not issued to students. If service representatives or vendors register for classes or assume employment with the University of Maryland, they are required to return their Service permits and purchase a student CLPR or faculty/staff permit/decals.  
How to apply:
To apply for a Service permit, a service representative or vendor must come to the DOTS office to submit an application and gain approval by DOTS

Vehicles displaying Time and Materials permits may park in any lettered parking area except starred lots, i.e., A*, N*, for no longer than one hour except as follows: Time and Materials permitted vehicles may park in lots K, P, U, XX1, Z, and any State vehicle and student parking area, for as long as necessary. At the discretion of DOTS, repeat offenses may result in loss of the T&M permit. If available, vehicles displaying a T&M permit should first attempt to park in Service-designated parking spaces. All personal vehicles belonging to employees of contractors will be assigned to a remote parking lot, based on availability, and will be required to pay the prevailing fees. This permit cannot be utilized by University of Maryland, College Park, affiliated students, faculty and staff. Time and Materials permits are not valid in disabled spaces, move in/out spaces, fire lanes, unpaid meters (including meters located in permit areas), areas controlled by digital pay stations, roadways, designated tow-away zones, courier spaces, Zipcar spaces, or any other area not designated as a parking space.
How to apply:
Campus projects requiring contract employment through the University of Maryland Purchasing Department must submit applications for Time and Materials permits. Authorized construction project managers from the Department of Facilities Management or the Department of Residential Project Management must also approve these applications. Time and Materials permit requests are also subject to approval by DOTS.

Alumni must be current dues-paying members of the University of Maryland Alumni Association, who are not students taking classes or employed as faculty/staff members on campus. The Alumni permit is for the exclusive use by the person to whom it is issued. Vehicles displaying these permits are not to be parked on this campus by relatives, friends or others who are affiliated with this university. When an alumnus registers for classes or assumes employment with the University of Maryland, they are required to return their Alumni Parking permit and purchase the appropriate permit based upon their current affiliation. Alumni permits are valid in Lot 4, Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Overnight parking is prohibited.  
How to apply:
Alumni must present their current valid Alumni Association Card, in person, at the DOTS Special permits counter. This must be done in person. Friends of alumni requesting permits must show, upon request, that he/she is a “friend of the University of Maryland, College Park” by presenting an Alumni Card.

Emeritus permit-holders may park in any legal ungated lot assignment space throughout campus. The Emeritus permit does not authorize parking in disabled parking spaces, fire lanes, unpaid meters, and move in/out spaces, areas controlled by digital pay stations, roadways, service spaces, loading zones, designated tow - away zones, courier spaces, Zipcar spaces, or any other area not designated as a parking space. This permit is for the exclusive use of the registrant and may not be sold, exchanged, shared, loaned, given away, or purchased from any person or agency other than DOTS.  
How to apply:
Eligible emeriti must be appointed eligible for this permit by the President’s Office and bring the appropriate paperwork to the DOTS office.

The permit is valid for 2 years in all faculty/staff overflow lots, which are lots K, P, U, V, X, XX1, Z and any lot that begins with a number. Retirees are not eligible for this free permit if they receive payment or a stipend of any sort, are gaining on the job training or experiential learning for positional advancement later, or are a student.
How to apply:
Retirees should come to the DOTS office with the retiree card or university-issued retiree paperwork.

Volunteers are not eligible for the free permit if they receive payment or a stipend of any sort, are gaining on the job training or experiential learning for positional advancement later, or are a student. If through the course of their volunteer time a person becomes a student or faculty/staff member of any kind, they are expected to register for the appropriate permit and pay the prevailing rate, regardless of whether their work continues as a volunteer. Lot assignment preference may be indicated on the request, but ultimate lot assignment is based on DOTS availability at the given moment.  
How to apply:
Departments who have volunteers should send a request, in advance, for parking privileges on department letterhead to the DOTS operations section at Regents Drive Garage. The written request must include the name, length of volunteer time, a short description of the volunteer work, a contact person in the department, and the department transportation coordinator’s signature.

The Department for which the individual is working has the option to subsidize parking fees through an FRS charge, as long as the person has no PHR appointment and is not in student status. Non-positional personnel must pay the prevailing rate of the permit they need (i.e., student lots, faculty/staff lots, etc.). An affiliated family member (spouse, domestic partner, child, etc.) who resides within the same household may also register for a parking permit, provided that the affiliated household member purchases the parking permit at the current registration rate. A student lot will be assigned to the family member. If the family member prefers a faculty/staff lot assignment, he/she will have to pay the prevailing faculty/staff rate.  
How to apply:
Departments who have non-positional personnel should send a request for parking privileges on department letterhead with the personnel to the DOTS main office at Regents Drive Garage. The written request must include the name, length of volunteer time, a short description of the volunteer work, a contact person in the department, and the department transportation coordinator’s signature.