Parking Permit Procedures/Regulations

The Office of Public Safety is responsible for the campus parking program, which includes the registration of all faculty, staff and student vehicles, and the enforcement of parking and traffic regulations.

CONCEPT:
The issuance of a parking permit does not guarantee a parking space, but does provide permit holders with the opportunity to park in authorized areas when they are available. Please note that unforeseen circumstances severely limit the number of available parking spaces without prior notice. In no event does the possession of a parking permit constitute a license to drive on campus for any purpose other than to park or exit.

ELIGIBILITY:
Preliminary eligibility is determined by the college on a categorical or a random selection basis.
Notification of preliminary eligibility is effected by posting and/or mail.

Persons notified are fully eligible if they possess a valid vehicle operator's license, vehicle registration, and required insurance coverage. Presentation of these documents is required upon request of college security personnel.

EXPIRATION:
Upon presentation of proper documentation and payment of the prescribed fee, a college permit is issued for the exclusive use of that person until the expiration date indicated thereon or revocation by the college, whichever is earlier.

SURRENDER:
The permit remains the property of the college and must be surrendered upon the demand of responsible college officials including, but not limited to, Deans, the Business Manager, the Director of Public Safety, Public Safety Supervisors and Officers. Receipts will be issued to authorized permit holders upon confirmation of identification.

REVOCATION:
The college reserves the right to revoke the permit in violation of regulations and subject to administrative action, without refund of fee in all cases of unauthorized use and disqualification under the Traffic and Parking Regulation.

The right is also reserved to revoke the permit and refund the fee on a prorated basis for the time unused when, in the opinion of the college, college operating requirements so dictate.

PENALTIES:
The permit being the property of the college is considered an official document within the purview of the New York State Penal Law. The college may elect to prosecute instances of misuse and tampering through the courts in lieu of or in addition to college disciplinary proceedings and administrative action. Thefts of permits may be prosecuted under the Law, as well as under college procedures.

SAFEGUARDING:
Each person sold the use of a permit assumes the responsibility for safeguarding the permit and absolves the college including its Security and parking staff from any responsibility for loss or theft. Inherent in this is the requirement that the vehicle be lockable and locked and that all glass be intact and closed.

LOSS REPORTS:
If there is no loss report filed, finding the permit in the possession of another will be taken as evidence that both the user and true owner are in violation of regulations and subject to administrative action, legal action, or both.

In the event a permit is stolen it must be reported, by the owner, to the Police Department and to the Public Safety Office. Upon delivery of a Police Department Case Number, the subject will be issued a new permit with payment of full face value. This payment is not intended as a punitive fee. It is intended rather to defray a portion of the cost which the event entails. There is not only the cost of clerical time in record alteration, there is posting the stolen number in the guard booth, checking each entering number against the one posted, apprehending the user if one appears, as well as arrest and prosecution of the user. These precautions cannot be avoided regardless of their complexity and cost. We are obligated to protect the campus and once notified that a particular permit may be in the hands of an unauthorized person, we must attempt to intercept and to prosecute, when possible.

These precautions are expensive and only partially defrayed by the fee applied here.

DISPLAY:
Permits must be presented for inspection upon entry. Posting must be effected in such a manner that no part of the permit face is obscured or not readily legible from a standing positon alongside the car.

TRANSFERABILITY:
Permits are issued for the use of a specific person and may not be transferred to, or used by, any other person.