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REGULATIONS
6. Following too closely.
7. Driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.
8. Failure to yield right of way to emergency vehicles.
9. Operating a vehicle in any manner that creates a safety hazard.
D. Campus Resource Officers and other College personnel as authorized by the President shall have the authority to enforce all parking violations except that only Campus Resource Officers shall have the authority to issue citations for handicapped parking violations. Such parking violations include, but are not limited to:
1. Parking in a restricted parking lot or zone.
2. Parking on grass (unless signs indicate this is permissible).
3. Blocking any legally parked vehicle.
4. Parking in a no parking zone.
5. Parking in a “visitor” zone.
6. Affixing a parking decal/permit to a vehicle other than that for which it was issued.
7. Parking against traffic flow.
8. Blocking or obstructing traffic, street, crosswalk, sidewalk, fire hydrant, building entrance
or exit, or another vehicle properly parked.
9. Protruding into a lane of traffic.
10. Double parking.
11. Parking on shoulder of road (except where parking is indicated by official signs).
12. Failure of two-wheeled vehicles to park in areas designated for them.
13. Parking a vehicle in any manner that creates a safety hazard.
14. Leaving a vehicle on campus overnight without notifying a Campus Resource Officer.
III. Citations and Violations
The following system of citations shall be used:
A. Campus Resource Officers have the authority to issue citations for all moving vehicle violations
and handicapped parking violations. A fine shall be imposed for each moving or handicap parking
violation to the extent allowed by law.
B. The Campus Resource Officer issuing the citation will advise the violator of the scheduled court
date and procedure for payment of the fine.
C. For all parking violations, except for handicapped parking violations, the following rules shall
apply:
1. A first violation shall result in a written warning placed on the vehicle with a follow-up
letter from the Vice President for Financial and Administrative Services mailed to the vehicle’s owner. This written warning and letter shall state the reason cited for the parking violation and consequences of future violations.
2. A second violation can result in vehicle immobilization and restricted parking to Lot A for the remainder of the semester. A written notice will be placed on the vehicle instructing the vehicle’s operator not to move the vehicle and the College shall not be responsible for any damage should the vehicle be moved. The vehicle’s operator should go to the Business Office to have the immobilization device removed.
3. A third violation can result in the vehicle’s towing and loss of parking privileges on campus for the remainder of the academic year.
4. During the first two (2) class days of each semester, warning tickets shall be issued for improper parking. Beginning with the third class day, the rules outlined herein shall be enforced. Students in classes that start mid-semester shall have the same two day grace period, but will have to file an appeal of any ticket received.
5. Faculty and staff shall be subject to disciplinary policies and procedures found in 4.03.03 - Disciplinary Action, Suspension and Dismissal.
6. All abandoned vehicles and vehicles blocking a drive, obstructing the flow of traffic, creat- ing a safety hazard, parked in a fire lane, loading zone, or designated tow-away zone are subject to tow-away or immobilization by a restraining device at the full expense of the owner per authority given to the Board of Trustees in Chapter 115D of the North Carolina General Statutes.
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