There are many things for which motorists can get ticketed. Here are the various fines the Department of Public Safety parking division has listed on its website at www.parking.iastate.edu:

• Altering, forging or counterfeiting any parking permit: $150

• Unauthorized possession and use of a parking permit: $150

• Failure to comply with signs regulating campus traffic flow: $30

• Driving on campus walks or lawns: $30

• Driving on closed streets: $30

• Driving on bike paths: $30

• Access to restricted areas by means other than established gate openings: $30

• Moving or driving around a barricade: $30

• Improper use of gate card: $20

• Illegal parking: $30

• Improper parking: $15

• Overtime parking at meters: $10

• Parking without an appropriate permit in a reserved lot or space: $25

• Improper affixing or failure to display a permit: $5

• Failure to purchase a parking receipt: $10

• Improper parking in a space or stall designated for persons with disabilities: $200

• Failure to display a current bicycle registration: $5

• Bicycle improperly parked: $7.50

• Improper use of roller skates, roller blades or skateboard: $25

• All other violations: $15

To avoid getting fined for parking where you’re not supposed to, you can either park at the Commuter Lot at the Iowa State Center, purchase a permit through the parking division or ride CyRide.