HARRISBURG — Tickets for parking illegally, speeding and other moving violations on the campuses of Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities could become more costly under a new policy adopted Thursday by the system's governing board.

The State System of Higher Education Board voted 11-2 to establish a new maximum fine that each university can impose, but gave schools the option of setting lower fines.

The new policy allows schools to charge as much as $50 for parking violations and a maximum $100 for moving violations, or more if state law allows.

Previously, the governing board had to approve fines for each campus, spokesman Kenn Marshall said.

The university presidents have asked the board to give them more flexibility in setting fines because of concerns that existing penalties do little to deter illegal parking. Current fines range as high as $25 at Shippensburg University, while other schools charge as little as $10.

"It may be that students are willing to pay $10 to $15 and consider it paid parking," said Angelo Armenti, president of California University of Pennsylvania and the leader of the system's Council of Presidents.

California University imposes a $10 fine for parking violations.

Two of the board's student representatives, Larry Brink of Slippery Rock University and Jessica Carson of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, worried about the cost to students, voted against the change.

"Even $25 is a significant parking fine," Brink said. "I'm looking at the long-term implications of this."