PARKING REGULATIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Because the University possesses an insufficient number of parking spaces to accommodate all persons wishing to park motor vehicles on campus, these regulations are necessary, based on the principle that operation of a motor vehicle on the campus is a privilege granted by the University. Since operating and parking of vehicles on campus are privileges, and not rights, there must be appropriate controls established to prevent abuse of these privileges. The full cooperation of all persons to whom these regulations apply is requested and will be appreciated.
Currently there are 19 parking areas to serve the needs of the University. The “Vehicle Registration and Parking Regulations Manual” published by the Department of Public Safety describes in depth these parking regulations in the information listed below. Temporary permits for visitors are available at the main desk in the Student Center.
Registration of Motor Vehicles
All motor vehicles belonging to or operated by faculty, part time or full time students, and staff parking on Concord University’s campus AT ANY TIME must be registered with the Director of Public Safety. Registration normally will be accomplished at the beginning of each semester or summer term during regular registration and/or during the first three days of classes. There is a table set up during registration near the Business Office in the Joseph F. Marsh Hall especially for this purpose. At other times you must report to the Office of Public Safety located in the Maintenance Center.
Parking Violations and Appeal Procedure: Any person cited for a parking violation on the campus of Concord University must appear within ten (10) business days before a designated official of the University. The official will be located in the Office of Public Safety at the Maintenance Building and shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the offense during the ten (10) day period. Any person so cited may plead no contest to the offense and, by so pleading, shall be subject to a civil penalty of ten ($10) dollars. Upon the expiration of the ten (10) days, or upon a pleading of not guilty before the designated University official, a magistrate of Mercer County shall have jurisdiction of the offense and upon finding of guilty shall impose a fine of not less than ten
($10) dollars nor more than twenty ($20) dollars for each offense, plus a minimum of fifty-six ($56) dollars as court costs.
ANY person parking in a handicap space without a state handicap decal or a temporary handicap permit from the Concord University of Public Safety will be issued a state citation which is a fine of $100 plus court costs.
Flagrant violators may have their vehicle placed on a tow list and will be subject to immediate towing procedures. Also, repeat violators will be subject to a hearing process with the possibility of parking privileges being permanently revoked. Offenders will be held responsible for all towing and storage fees.
Students receiving citations and ignoring them will have their records “frozen” in the Registrar’s Office until such citations have been paid.
STUDENT USE OF UNIVERSITY VEHICLES
The primary purpose of University vehicles, either owned or leased, is for the use of faculty and administrators. Students may use vehicles, if available, only under the following circumstances:
l When acting in an official capacity representing Concord University at meetings called by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.
l When transporting a Concord University athletic team or other
duly recognized Concord University organization which is
officially representing the University, as long as an official of
the University is accompanying them either in the same
vehicle or in another vehicle traveling in tandem.
Prior to requesting a vehicle, students must, working with the
organizational advisor (faculty or staff), secure and fill out copies of the Student Vehicle Operators Request Forms. Once approved, students should make arrangements with the Maintenance Department at least one working day in advance of the trip to familiarize themselves with regulations regarding the use of University vehicles and arrange the time and place for pickup and return of the keys and vehicle. No smoking is allowed in University vehicles.