Collecting Parking Violation Fees UPPS No.
05.07.01
Issue No. 7
Effective Date: 06/27/2006
Review: April 1 E2Y
01. POLICY STATEMENT
01.01 This UPPS
establishes policies associated with fees and collection of outstanding parking
violation fees.
02. PROCEDURE FOR ASSESSING AND COLLECTING FEES
02.01 The
Supervisor of Parking Services will manage and supervise the collection and
recording of fees related to parking violations.
02.02 All
vehicles driven or parked on
Improper Display of Permit $ 10.00
Expired Meter $ 15.00
Parked in Disabled Zone $100.00
Altered/Forged/Lost/Stolen/Fraudulent Use
of Permits $150.00
All other violations of University
Traffic and Parking $ 35.00
Boot Removal $ 40.00
Excessive Ticket Fee $150.00
Each violation alleged on a violation notice is
assessed a separate fee.
02.03 Violators
must make payment to Parking Services, in person, on-line, or by mail within 10
working days from the date of issuance of the violation notice. Payments made
by regular mail are considered received on the date postmarked by the United
States Postal Service. Payments made via campus mail are considered received on
the date payment is delivered to Parking Services.
02.04 A late
fee of $15.00 shall be assessed for all violation notices that remain unpaid
after 10 working days from issuance of the violation notice.
02.05 Students,
faculty, and staff may appeal parking violations. Refer to the Traffic, Parking
and Safety Regulations for proper appeal procedures. The final determination of
violation appeal hearings is recorded. Any fee assessed and paid is refunded to
violators who receive a non-guilty verdict on their appeals.
03. PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING UNPAID PARKING VIOLATION FEES
03.01 Unpaid
charges for violations are recorded in either the name of the student, faculty,
or staff person who:
a. bought the
permit displayed, or who had previously bought a permit for that vehicle;
b. has
previously paid violations on that vehicle;
c. was
identified as the owner of the vehicle; or
d. under the
name of the current student, faculty, or staff person who has the same last
name and home address of the registered owner of the vehicle.
1) Faculty and
Staff – Each fall and spring semester, the Supervisor of Parking Services will
send a notice to the last known address of the person in whose name one or more
unpaid violation fees are recorded. Such notice shall state that unless payment
of all accumulated fees is made within 10 calendar days after the date of such
notice, campus parking privileges for that person will be suspended and
appropriate enforcement action, including booting or towing, will take place
without further notice. Employees having one or more unpaid parking violation
fees will be refused the purchase of a parking permit.
2) Students --
Once each semester, the Supervisor of Parking Services will send a notice to
the last known address of the person in whose name one or more unpaid violation
fees are recorded.
e. Unidentified
Vehicle Operators -- Once each semester, the Supervisor of Parking Services
will send notification that parking privileges have been suspended to the last
known address of the person in whose name any unpaid violation fees are
recorded.
03.02 According
to Texas State's Traffic, Parking and Safety Regulations, parking a motor
vehicle on campus when parking privileges have been suspended is an impound or
boot violation.
03.03 If
Parking Services personnel locate any vehicle belonging to or driven by an
individual whose parking privileges have been suspended, the vehicle may be
towed or booted, regardless of whether the vehicle has a valid permit.
03.04 Campus
parking privileges are suspended for unpaid violation fees as follows:
a. Faculty and
Staff --
b. Students --
Students in whose name unpaid violation charges are recorded shall be suspended
from re-enrollment or re-admission to the University and official transcripts
and diplomas shall be withheld until such unpaid fees are satisfied. Students
with one or more unpaid parking violations are not allowed to obtain a parking
permit until all fees are paid.
04. PROCEDURES FOR RETENTION OF PARKING VIOLATIONS
04.01 Parking
violations are held in an active status for 5 years after a student leaves the
University. Faculty and staff parking violations are held in active status for
5 years after leaving university employment.
04.02 In July
of each year, the Supervisor of Parking Services will be responsible for
purging all inactive violation fee records older than 5 years. Parking Services
will release all records (including transcripts, enrollment and diploma holds)
and take no further action.
05. REVIEWERS OF THIS UPPS
05.01 Reviewers
of this UPPS include the following:
Position Date
Supervisor, Parking Services April 1 E2Y
Director, Accounting April
1 E2Y
Chair, Transportation April
1 E2Y
& Parking Committee
06. CERTIFICATION STATEMENT
This UPPS has been approved
by the following individuals in their official capacities and represents
Supervisor, Parking
Services; senior reviewer of this UPPS
Director, University Police
Department
Vice President for Student
Affairs
President