Parking Violations

• The Parking Services Office/Department of Public Safety is charged with the enforcement of all parking regulations.  Parking citations for unregistered or improperly parked vehicles will be issued year round, whenever the University is open, regardless if classes are in session.
  
  
• Automobiles parked illegally in areas listed below will be issued a parking citation and may be towed at the owner’s expense.  Please note that all zones are enforced seven days a week, 24 hours per day.
  
  
• Parked outside of decal zone.                                               
  - $ 50.00
  
  
• Parked in Handicap spaces without appropriate tag
  - $125.00
  
  
• Parked in a Prohibited Zone (on the grass, yellow curb, loading zone, blocking normal traffic flow, visitor spaces, reserved spaces, not parked in a space, facing traffic flow)
  - $ 50.00
  
  
• Parked in a Fire Lane or by a Hydrant
  - $125.00
  
  
• No decal, Improper decal placement, Expired decal
  - $ 25.00
  
  
• Parking citations must be paid or appealed within five (5) working days (Monday – Friday) excluding holidays.
  
  
• Drivers are expected to pay fines in a timely fashion.  Unpaid fines may be referred to the Virginia Department of Taxation and/or to a collection agency.  A hold will be placed on the records of any student when he or she has unpaid fines.  If the vehicle appears on the campus after the suspension of privileges has occurred, the vehicle may be towed, a $50.00 fine may be assessed, and/or disciplinary action may be taken.  Seniors will have a hold placed on their records prior to graduation unless ALL fines have been paid.  Flagrant disregard of the parking regulations may result in the revocation of parking privileges.
  
  
• If a driver accumulates three or more unpaid parking citations, the driver’s vehicle may be towed at the owner’s expense.  Vehicles parked in tow-away zones will be towed.  Vehicles parked in Premium Faculty/Staff spaces will be towed.  These spaces are denoted by the reserved sign with an assigned number on it and the small tow away emblem below it.  You may not park in these spaces at any time. 
  
  
• If a driver accumulates five (5) tickets in one semester, his or her privilege to park on the campus may be suspended.  Suspension will be for the remainder of the current semester and all of the next.  There will be no refunding of the unused parking permit balance in such instances.  The Parking Appeals Committee will hear appeals for these suspensions.