Enforcement, Penalties, Violations and Appeals
Enforcement
- Parking Services is charged with the impartial enforcement of NIC parking regulations. Security staff have the authority to issue citations, control access to campus areas, and to have vehicles towed if necessary.
- Vehicles may be towed after five violations.
- Students with unpaid parking tickets may lose course registration privileges and/or be placed on Academic Hold. Staff will have payroll deductions made against their compensation if at the end of their contract within a fiscal year, parking fines are outstanding.
- A $10 late fee will be added to the fine after 30 days.
- Fines for violations will be reduced by half if paid within seven calendar days. No fine reductions for Handicap or Fire Lane/Hydrant Access violations.
- When a vehicle is not registered and is ticketed, the license will be run through the State DMV and a $10 service charge will be added to the ticket.
- Displaying a permit that has been reported lost or stolen carries a $50 fine.
Penalties
- Parking Violation $30
- Parking in Handicap Space $126.50
(Enforced 24 hours) - Parking in Fire Lane or Fire Hydrant Access $30
(Enforced 24 hours)
Tickets may not be excused or voided by anyone other than the Parking Coordinator or campus designee, Vice President for Administrative Services, or the Parking Appeals Committee.
Parking Violations
Security officers may issue citations for these violations of the rules and regulations, along with others not listed herein.
- Parking without permit tag clearly visible.
- Parking in a crosswalk or blocking driveway.
- Parking in restricted area (Visitor, No Parking, Reserved, Loading Zone).
- Parking in a faculty/staff parking space without a proper permit.
- Illegally displaying another individual's permit tag while parking on campus.
- Occupying more than one parking space.
- Parking on the grass, double parked, etc.
- Parking overnight without permission and/or permit.
- Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or fire lane access area.
- Parking in a Handicap space (vehicle must display DMV permit and NIC parking permit).
- Parking in a metered space with a student, staff, or guest permit.
- Failure to comply with directions or instructions from parking or security personnel.
Appeals Procedure
Any person aggrieved by any finding, order, or determination of the NIC parking officer, may file an appeal through the Office of Campus Safety and have their citation reviewed by the Appeals Committee.
The appeal must be filed within seven calendar days of the date of the citation. If an appeal is not filed within this time, the person is deemed to accept the ticket as valid.
An appeal is not allowed for a second violation of the same offense, and subsequent tickets for the violation will not be excused. The Appeals Committee determination and decision is final.