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d. Parking out of the area assigned for permit.
e. Obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic, handicapped spaces or wheelchair ramps, interfering with University operational activities, or creating a hazard to persons or equipment.
f. Failure to respond to “report to campus police immediately” notice.
g. Vehicle bearing a permit which has been altered, stolen, or a fraudulent permit.
h. The owner or operator of a vehicle which has been towed under these regulations will be required to remit in cash to the towing service the prevailing towing charges. Vehicles that are towed are removed from campus and will reside in the custody of the towing service firm until the owner or operator pays the required fee.
Fines and Payments
a. Fines and collections will be handled through the University Police Department. Revenues are deposited in the University General Fund.
b. A fine will be assessed for failure to display a permit, displaying an altered, stolen, or fraudulent permit, or unauthorized parking in a handicap space.
c. If the motor vehicle displays a permit the fines will be assessed to the employee or student to which this permit was issued.
d. If the vehicle does not display a permit the fines will be assessed to the employee or student who owns the vehicle.
e. Any vehicle parked on campus without a permit will be identified through the National Crime Information Center computer system.
f. Fines must be paid at the Vincennes University Police Department, located in the Safety and Information Center, situated at the intersection of 2nd and Center Streets, adjacent to the Beckes Student Union, within ten (10) days.
g. Failure of an employee or student to pay a fine when it is due shall be cause for revocation of parking privileges. Revocation shall remain in effect as long as the fine is unpaid.
h. University employees and students who receive ten (10) or more parking citations in a school year will have off street parking privileges revoked.
Appeals
a. Action taken by the Vincennes University Police Department is final and binding unless appealed in accordance with these regulations. Appeals may be made online at www.vupd.thepermitstore.com.
b. All persons appealing a parking citation must file a completed appeal form within 7 days of the citation notice. Failure to file the completed appeal form within the prescribed time period shall constitute a waiver of the right to appeal the citation notice.
c. Except in very rare and unusual circumstances, the only proper basis for an appeal is the contention that the cited regulations were not violated.
d. Reasons such as below are not acceptable justifications for an appeal:
• I didn’t know/think it was a violation.
• I didn’t mean to violate the regulation.
• I saw other people doing the same.
• I would have been late for class or work.
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