Registration
All faculty, staff and students must register their personal EMPVs with Purdue Parking Operations if they wish to operate them on the West Lafayette campus. Manual bicycles are encouraged to be registered.
How to Register Your Device
Download the “529 Garage” mobile app on your phone and create an account.
Bring a photo of the device with the make, model and serial number included and your PUID to the Purdue Parking Operations office located in Stewart Center, room G54 to request a registration Shield sticker.
There is no cost to register.
Registration with Parking Operations is valid for two years. When your current registration expires, you must renew it and receive and apply a new sticker on your device.
Re-registration is required before the expiration date if the device is sold or transferred to a new owner or the registration sticker falls off or becomes illegible.
- Knowing the number of personally-owned devices, plus shared devices, gives Purdue a holistic view of EMPV use and what resources may be needed.
- Owners and operators can receive direct communications about safety, changes to campus regulations and related information.
- Owners of registered Shield sticker devices can receive free lock-cutting services from Parking Operations if they lose their key or need assistance. Devices that do not have the 529 Shield sticker will have a $15.00 fee to cut their device lock.
- A record of ownership is in place for Parking Operations or the Purdue University Police Department if the device is lost or stolen.
- Registration promotes safe behaviors and compliance with Purdue’s Traffic and Parking Regulations.
Visitors that plan to bring their electric micromobility vehicles on campus should use a visitor tag. To request a visitor tag, please reach out to Parking Operations by phone at 765-494-9497.
Seller/Old Owner
Email parking@purdue.edu with a request to cancel your registration and remove the registration sticker after receiving confirmation.
Buyer/New Owner:
Ask the previous owner to email you a copy of their canceled registration with Parking Operations. Then follow the steps above to register the device with Parking Operations and obtain a new registration sticker.
Registration stickers must always be properly applied and visible on your device. Failure to register your device or display registration stickers appropriately may result in a warning, citation, immobilization or impoundment. The owner is responsible for any associated fees.
Unregistered devices are subject to traffic or parking warnings, citations, immobilization or impoundment. Little to no help is available if the device is lost or stolen if it is unregistered.
Indianapolis
Those attending or working at the Indianapolis location can register a bicycle or EMPV through IU Parking and Transportation Services.