From May 9th through July 31st 2016, MSU Police will perform the annual campus bike cleanup. Bikes that are not registered with a valid permit will be impounded whether they are attached to a bicycle rack or not. Impoundment will also include bikes that are in disrepair and not locked to a bicycle rack. Any bike in proper repair that is locked to a bicycle rack and is registered with a current and valid permit affixed will not be impounded. Students leaving campus for the summer should remove their bicycles from campus.
Bike impoundment is done per University Ordinance Number 33 Section 06. Every year hundreds of bikes are abandoned on campus. We are required to impound these bikes in order to maintain campus.
As a courtesy, an attempt is made to pre-tag bikes on campus that are unregistered, unlocked, or inoperable. The tag will notify owners that their bike will be impounded if not removed or registered.
Bicycles may be registered free of charge at the MSU Parking Office or online at https://permits.police.msu.edu/. The permit will be mailed, please allow for mail time when registering online. Owners must provide the make, color and serial number to register. Serial numbers can typically be found on the underside of the bicycle frame. Bikes must have the permit properly affixed in order to avoid impoundment.
To retrieve impounded bicycles owners will have to go to the MSU Parking Office between 8:30 am and
4:30pm Monday thru Friday. Owners must provide proof of ownership, register the bicycle, and pay the impound fee before the bike will be released. Locks will not be replaced.
After bike impoundment is finished a list will be published of all the bikes impounded. The list will be posted at http://police.msu.edu, the Spartan Village Community Center, the Union, International Center, Student Services, and the MSU Police lobby. This list will provide the make, color and location that each bicycle was impounded from. Once this list is published owners have thirty days to retrieve their bicycle. Bicycles that are not retrieved will be donated to MSU Surplus Store and Recycling, or depending on the severity of disrepair, may be disposed.