Parking Permits

We can pay for visitor parking or a departmental parking space with either state or local funds, as long as the visitor is conducting business here and as long as the departmental space is used for visitors to the department who are conducting business here or for a state-owned vehicle.

The state will not pay for an employee's parking permit. If a department wants to pay for an employee's parking permit, they can do so with unrestricted gift funds (50XXXX accounts) or restricted gift funds (51XXXX accounts) that allow for that type of expense.

Parking Garage hourly or daily rate charges can be paid with either state or local funds as long as there is a business purpose for the visitor.  If for an employee, within headquarters, it can also be paid for with both sources of funds and can be paid for with a payment card, provided there is a documented business purpose.

Please note that if there will be continual parking charges for an employee in headquarters, it may benefit the department to purchase a business parking permit for the employee. If the employee is in travel status (outside of headquarters), then the parking should be paid for with a travel card and follow the travel guidelines for parking.