Parking and Traffic Regulations (D-24)

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Parking and Traffic Regulations (D-24)

Original Implementation: September 1, 1961
Last Revision: April 21, 2009

General Information

These regulations are approved by the Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University.
The University Police Department has the responsibility and the legal authority for the enforcement of the traffic and parking regulations listed in this booklet.
The university considers the use of a vehicle on campus a convenience and is not obligated to furnish unlimited parking space to accommodate all vehicles. The university will, however, attempt to provide a reasonable number of parking spaces in keeping with available resources.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on university property is held responsible for obeying all university traffic and parking regulations as well as all city and state parking and traffic regulations. All vehicles operated on the university property must display a valid parking permit 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
The term “university property” is interpreted to include all properties under the control and jurisdiction of the Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University.
The term “visitor” is interpreted to mean an individual with no official connections with Stephen F. Austin State University as student, faculty, or staff member, or employee of private contractors assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University.
Visitor parking is set aside for special interest areas of the university. These spaces may not be utilized by university personnel, students, or employees of private contractors assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University. These spaces are reserved for bonafide visitors to the university. Visitors should obtain a visitor parking permit from the University Police Department or Information Booth on Vista Drive. Visitors are required to show a valid driver’s license to obtain a visitors permit.
Handicapped parking is provided in all parking lots on campus. These spaces are reserved 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week for the holders of handicapped parking permits. A current SFA parking permit is also required.
The University Police Department offers escort service upon request between dusk and dawn to individuals requiring transportation to and from residence halls, academic buildings, and/or vehicles. To receive an escort, request in person at the University Police Department, or by telephone at 468-2608. The University Police Department also provides escort 24 hours a day to local hospitals for emergencies when immediate medical care is not needed. For further information on the escort service, call the University Police Department at 468-2608.
If a vehicle becomes temporarily disabled and cannot be parked in its assigned area, it must be reported to the University Police Department. The fact that the vehicle is temporarily disabled will be recorded and an officer will either render assistance or authorize temporary parking. Temporary parking will only be authorized for 24 hours or less. If parking for a longer period is necessary it must be renewed at 24 hour intervals. Temporary parking will not be authorized in areas that are not parking spaces (tow away or no parking zones, etc.) or in Handicap Parking.
A permit may not be purchased for display on a disabled vehicle. For these purposes, a disabled vehicle is a vehicle that has been disabled for more than three weeks.
Services such as jump starts and unlocking vehicles are offered by the University Police Department as time permits. The University Police Department does not change flats, push cars or perform any major automotive service.

Vehicle Registration

All faculty, staff, student (full or part-time) or employees of private contractors or other government agencies assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University, who operate a vehicle on university property, regularly or occasionally, are REQUIRED to obtain a parking permit. In order to purchase a Faculty/Staff permit after September of the Academic year, the Faculty/Staff member must first go to the Business Office located on the second floor of the Austin Building and pay for the permit. After payment is made, bring the receipt to the Permits Office at the University Police Department and a Faculty/Staff permit will be issued. Vehicles may be registered at the University Police Department 24 hours a day.
The registration of all vehicles parked on campus is required, but registration in itself is no guarantee of a parking space near the place where one works, resides or attends classes. The responsibility of finding a LEGAL parking space rests with the vehicle operator. Lack of space is not a valid excuse for violations of any parking regulations.
A permit must be obtained for each academic year or portion thereof.
Permits for the current academic year may be obtained at any time during the academic year. Persons may obtain permits for the next academic year beginning August 1 for faculty, staff, and employees of private contractors assigned to campus and August 20 for students.
A permit must be displayed on the vehicle no later than the first university business day that the vehicle is brought on campus.
The permit must be displayed as designated by the University Police Department. Only the permit for the current academic year should be displayed.
Vehicles owned by students cannot normally be registered in the name of a faculty or staff member, unless approved by the chief of police or his designee.
Faculty, staff, or employees of private contractors or other government agencies assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University changing permit status or students changing permit status of vehicles must obtain a new permit no later than the first university business day after the change takes place. If an identifying portion of the original permit is presented at the time of replacement, replacement permits will be issued for $8.00 each. Otherwise the regular fee will be charged. A vehicle should not be sold with the parking permit still displayed.
Should a parking permit become mutilated or obliterated in any way, a new permit must be obtained from the University Police Department. When the remnants of the old permit are presented, a replacement will be issued for $8.00.
The permit holder is held responsible for all violations. A citation is not excused on the plea that another person was driving the vehicle.

Fees for vehicle registration:

Faculty, Staff, or Other Government Agencies

Salary $19,999.99 And Under	Salary $20,000 - $39,999.99	Salary $40,000 - $59,999.99	Salary $60,000 - $79,999.99	Salary $80,000 - $99,999.99	Salary $100,000 - $119,999.99	Salary $120,000 And Above
$36 / year	$60 / year	$84 / year	$108 / year	$132 / year	$156 / year	$180 / year

The cost of the Faculty/Staff permit can be purchased by paying 100% of the cost at the Business Office located on the 2nd floor of the Austin Building or by paying a percentage per month through payroll deduction in association with the employee’s contract or regular job assignment if less than 12 months. Only Faculty/Staff Permits can be purchased through payroll deduction.

Campus Resident Parking

(1) Full Year	First Vehicle	$48
(1) Full Year	Second Vehicle	$32
(2) After Jan. 1	First Vehicle	$32
(2) After Jan. 1	Second Vehicle	$24
(3) Summer		$16

Commuters (Off-campus Residents) and Motorcycles

(1) Full Year	$32
(2) After Jan. 1	$24
(3) Summer	$16

Trailers

(1) Full Year	$32
(2) After Jan. 1	$24
(3) Summer	$16

Vendors

(1) Full Year	First Vehicle	$0
(1) Full Year	Second Vehicle	$80
(2) After Jan. 1	First Vehicle	$0
(2) After Jan. 1	Second Vehicle	$40
(3) Summer	First Vehicle	$0
(3) Summer	Second Vehicle	$24

Employees of Private Contractors
$48 per vehicle per semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer)
(The Summer semester will incorporate both Summer I and Summer II sessions.)
Occupied Recreational Vehicle

(1) After four days Per Night $32

Student Center Parking Garage Fees

The use of the Student Center Parking Garage is deemed Pay-Per-Use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Persons parking in the Student Center Parking Garage must use the installed control equipment to access and exit the garage. The forms of payment accepted by the equipment will be posted at the entrances to the garage. If the equipment malfunctions, if the parker does not have a form of payment accepted by the control equipment, or if the parker loses the ticket dispensed to them by the entrance machine upon entry, the parker may utilize the call box located on the front of the exit machine and contact the University Police Department. An officer will be dispatched to the parking garage to collect payment. The forms of alternative payment accepted are exact cash, check, or signing a promissory note that permits the charges to be placed on their appropriate student, faculty, or staff account for payment through the Business Office.

The following is the fee schedule for use of the Student Center Parking Garage:

First 30 Minutes	No Charge
First Hour	$2
Each Hour Thereafter	$1 Each Hour
Maximum Daily Charge	$8 Daily Maximum
Contractual Space per Semester	$250 per Semester
Annual Contract Space (12 months)	$600 Annually
Lost Parking Ticket	$8
Lost Contract Space Card	$25

Any university department hosting an event on campus may request parking for the Student Center Garage. It will be the individual department’s responsibility to notify the University Police Department within a reasonable amount of time or within 48 hours of the event (See University Policy F-5 Building Security/Special Events) with the number of permits/passes needed for the event. Passes for the Student Center Parking Garage will not be issued without a minimum of 48 hours notice. This is to allow for the parking arrangements to be made to accommodate the visitors to our campus. The fee for a department to utilize the parking garage for an event is $8 per day for up to 9 passes, or $6 per day if 10 or more are purchased. The amount will be charged to the requesting department via Inter-Departmental Transfers (IDTs).
Any faculty/staff member or student wishing to purchase a contractual space in the Student Center Parking Garage may do so for $250 per semester (Fall, Spring, or Summer; Summer I and Summer II are combined for a contractual space) or for $600 for an Annual (12 month) space. Persons purchasing a contractual space must also purchase a valid parking permit. Contractual spaces will not be reserved on any of the levels in the parking garage. Those persons requesting a refund for a contract space may only do so within the first five (5) days after purchase. After the fifth day from purchase, there will be no refund made for a contract space.
Any person wishing to purchase a pre-paid Pay-Per-Use card may do so by contacting the University Police Department. Pay-Per-Use cards will be credited with a pre-paid amount and will decrease in value with each use (i.e. debit card). Persons wishing to purchase a Pay-Per-Use card will be required to make a payment to the Business Office, located on the 2nd floor of the Austin Building, or by signing an agreement for the amount to be placed on the student’s bill.
Any person wishing to park a motorcycle in the Student Center Parking Garage will be required to follow the same rules and guidelines as a vehicle.

Aikman Drive Parking Garage

The Aikman Drive Parking Garage will be reserved for faculty/staff on Levels 1 and 2, Housing Permit holders as indicated in this policy, Parking Regulations, on Level 3, and All Permit Parking on Level 4. Signs will be posted on both the exterior and interior of the parking garage indicating which area is faculty and staff, which area is housing parking, and which area is designated all permit parking.
Village Parking Garage

The Village Parking Garage will be reserved for Housing permit holders as indicated in this policy, pages 6-8, Parking Regulations.

Required Display of Permit

Registration is not complete until a current registration permit is properly displayed as follows:

Proper Display
To be properly displayed, the permit must be permanently affixed in the position listed below for vehicle type. Taping or clipping the permit is not considered as permanent placement (except faculty/staff permit, visitor permit, vendor, and temporary permit).
1. Student permits must be displayed on front windshield within 2 inches of the State Registration sticker.
2. Motorcycle and trailer permits must be displayed where they can be seen without difficulty.
3. Faculty and staff, temporary, vendor and visitor permits shall be displayed from the rear view mirror in a manner to be visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle. If a vehicle does not have a rear view mirror, the permit shall be placed face up on the driver’s side of the dash, but not obstructing view of the vehicle identification number. Faculty and staff permits may be displayed on any vehicle to be used by the permit holder.
4. If a person other than the original permit holder is driving a permitted vehicle, that person must adhere to the same restrictions as the permit holder as to parking in the designated parking lot assigned by the permit.
5. The procedure for faculty/staff to follow in the instance that their permit is lost or stolen is as follows:
  1. Come to the University Police Department as soon as you discover that the permit is missing and file a police report for a lost or stolen permit.
  2. Come to the Permits Office after a police report is filed and we will issue a temporary permit for 30 days. If the permit is not found during those 30 days, the faculty/staff member will be required to purchase a NEW permit.
Permit Not Transferable and Non-Refundable
A permit is non-refundable and is not transferable from the person to whom it is issued. A student permit is not transferable from the vehicle for which it is issued. Faculty, staff, vendor or private contractor permits may be moved from one vehicle to another and can be displayed on any vehicle used by the permit holder. Resale of parking permits is prohibited and will be considered as a false or fictitious permit.

Types of Permits

Permanent Permits:
1. Faculty, Staff, or Private Contractor
  These permits are issued to employees (non-student) of the university, or other government agencies assigned to the campus, or as authorized by the chief of police. These permits designate a particular lot assignment. Holders of this type of permit may use available faculty and staff spaces outside their assigned lots to conduct university business on a temporary basis. These permits must be returned to the University Police Department if employment on campus ceases.
2. Campus Resident Parking
  These permits are issued to students who live in on-campus housing only. Holders of these permits may park in any area designated as “Campus Resident” parking or “All Permit” parking. A valid student ID and proof of liability insurance on the vehicle being registered is required. If the student’s housing status changes from on-campus to off-campus, the student must surrender their housing permit and purchase a commuter permit.
3. Commuters (Students not living in University Housing)
  These permits are issued to students not living in university housing or faculty, staff or students who wish to park in areas designated as “All Permit” parking areas. Holders of these permits may park in areas designated as “All Permit” area parking. A valid student ID and proof of liability insurance on the vehicle being registered is required.
4. Motorcycle
  These permits are issued to faculty, staff, students, or employees of private contractors assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University. Holders of these permits may park in areas designated as motorcycle parking or any legal parking space. Motorcycle permits are separate in themselves from faculty/staff, student, or vendor permits and must be purchased as such. A valid student ID and proof of liability insurance on the vehicle being registered is required.
5. Trailer
  These permits are issued to faculty, staff, students, or employees of private contractors assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University who need to park trailers on campus. Trailers may not exceed 21 feet in length. Holders of these permits may park the trailer in any legal parking space in which the permit holder’s vehicle is assigned.
6. Vendor
  These permits are issued to vendors to the university community upon approval of the chief of police or his designated representative.
7. Employees of Private Contractors
  These permits are issued to employees (non-student) of private contractors assigned to the Stephen F. Austin State University campus. These permits designate a particular lot assignment. Holders of these permits may use available faculty/staff spaces in their assigned areas. These permits must be returned to the University Police Department if employment on campus ceases.
8. Occupied Recreational Vehicles
  The owner or operator of any recreational vehicle parked and occupied (used as place of lodging either permanent or temporary while on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University) must register that vehicle with the University Police Department as a recreational vehicle. A permit will be issued for the vehicle. There is no fee for the use of a recreational vehicle on campus for up to four nights per semester. Beginning on the fifth night per semester a recreational vehicle is occupied, a fee of $32.00 per night will be due and will be due for each subsequent night that the vehicle is occupied. Permits may be obtained and fees must be paid in advance of each night’s stay. The valid permit must be displayed in the front window of the vehicle or the front window of the tow vehicle near the vehicle inspection sticker. The fee is for parking only. No facilities are provided. A recreational vehicle owned by a student living on campus may be registered as a regular vehicle, but may not be occupied as a recreational vehicle on campus unless it is also registered as a recreational vehicle. If this vehicle is occupied, the recreational vehicle fees are due in accordance with this policy in addition to the regular parking permit fee.
Handicapped Permits:
1. Handicapped permits and temporary handicapped permits are issued by the County Tax Assessor-Collector of any Texas County.
2. Only vehicles displaying a handicapped permit or temporary handicapped permit may park in “Reserved for Handicapped” parking spaces or any other area designed for disabled persons such as an access ramp or curb cut. These vehicles must also display a valid Stephen F. Austin State University parking permit.
3. A vehicle displaying a valid SFA parking permit and a valid handicapped permit may park in any non-reserved parking space on campus. Reserved parking spaces are reserved 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week for service vehicles, residence hall directors, visitors, and loading zones.
4. Permits assigned to vehicles displaying appropriate disabled parking placards will be issued in compliance with Texas Transportation Code, Section 0681.0006 Parking Privileges: Persons with Disabilities and Section 0681.0008 Parking Privileges: Veterans with Disabilities.
5. Faculty/staff members who have a valid handicap placard or license plate issued by the state of Texas may purchase a commuter permit for $32.00 in lieu of a faculty/staff permit.
Temporary Permits:
1. Substitute Vehicle
  If a vehicle other than the vehicle registered with the university must be parked on campus, a temporary permit must be obtained at the University Police Department no later than the first university business day after the vehicle is brought on campus. When a vehicle (with a valid permit) is sold and the permit is not removed, a temporary parking permit can be issued for two (2) weeks and renewed for an additional two (2) weeks for the substitute vehicle. This will give the owner time to retrieve the parking permit. If unable to get the old permit during this time, a new permit must be purchased. A valid student ID and current proof of liability insurance on the vehicle being registered is required. A temporary permit may be given to a student who has already purchased a current permit and needs to use a different vehicle temporarily. The temporary permit may be issued in two week increments and can be renewed once after it is originally issued free of charge. After this one month period, the student will be required to pay a $3.20 fee per week for the temporary permit. Temporary employees paid by the university may receive a free temporary permit for one month after which they will be required to purchase a regular faculty/staff permit or pay a weekly charge of $3.20 per week for the temporary permit.
2. Short Term Vehicle
  Operators not having a vehicle registered with the university who need to operate a vehicle on campus for a short period of time may purchase a temporary permit for $3.20 per week. This permit must be obtained at the University Police Department no later than the first university business day the vehicle is brought on campus. A valid student ID and current proof of liability insurance on the vehicle being registered is required.
3. Loading and Unloading Permit
  A temporary permit may be obtained at no charge for loading or unloading heavy equipment, supplies, bulky class projects, etc. in an area other than the area designated on one’s regular valid permit. Vehicle must be parking in a legal parking space in the assigned lot for loading/unloading. These permits may be obtained at the University Police Department.
4. Temporarily Sick or Injured Permit
  A temporary permit may be obtained by a person who is temporarily disabled, due to illness or injury, to park in areas other than the area designated on his/her regular valid permit. An application for this permit must be accompanied by a doctor’s statement. Parking assignments will be made in keeping with available resources.

Parking Regulations

The university reserves the right to enforce parking and traffic regulations:

through the issuance of citations and the collection of fees for offenses.
through the impoundment of vehicles in place or removal by towing of vehicles interfering with the movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or involved in specified parking offenses.
by the suspension or revocation of permits for repeated offenses.
by barring re-admission of any student for non-payment of outstanding fees.
by withholding a student’s official transcript and/or diploma.
by other such methods as are commonly employed by city or state police in the control of traffic.

Parking areas are designed by signs and/or color coding on a map obtained from the University Police Department. These signs and maps indicate the type of permit holder for which the area is reserved. Certain lots are reserved for permit holders assigned to that lot only.
Parking areas are generally reserved for the type of permit holder indicated by signs from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except as otherwise indicated. Parking lots 8W (North of Education Building) and 15 (Early Childhood Lab/HPE Complex) are reserved Monday through Friday until 8:00 p.m. A portion of Lot 47 (Commuter Lot), as identified by metal signs, is reserved for Band Practice on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after 3:30 p.m. Vehicles will be towed, at owner’s expense, from this area during this designated time.

A valid parking permit is required for parking at the Health Clinic.
Pecan Park (Lot 54): All spaces facing the pavilion are reserved for park patrons ONLY.

Unpaid charges for parking offenses are recorded in the name of the person who has registered the vehicle with the University Police Department or in the name of the person in whose name the vehicle is registered with some official state motor vehicle registration department or agency. NOTE: If a student has the same family name and/or home address as the registered owner, then the unpaid charges on non-permitted vehicles will be recorded in the student’s name. Parking permits and parking fines not paid will be subject to collection. Any charges associated with collection will be the owner’s or the student’s responsibility.
A temporarily sick or injured person with a temporary “special” permit may park only in those areas specified on the permit by the University Police Department. Vehicle must have a valid permanent parking permit.
Several parking spaces, regardless of the area in which they are located, are reserved 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week for service vehicles, Residence Hall Directors, Handicapped, or as loading zones. This also includes UPD business, Police Vehicles Only, Visitor spaces, and VIP Parking Spaces at Hall 20.
Several parking spaces too small for conventional vehicles have been designated for motorcycles by curb markings. Spaces so marked are for two-wheeled motor vehicles only. Motorcycles may not park in No Parking Zones, Fire Lanes, or any other space not deemed a legal parking space.
Certain parking spaces have been designated as “20 minute” parking spaces. These spaces are so designated to provide short-term parking for business access to the Stephen F. Austin State University Post Office, Student Center offices and other designated areas. Over parking in these spaces is prohibited. Citations may be issued for each 21 minutes segment of over parking. STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND PRIVATE CONTRACTORS MUST HAVE A VALID SFA PERMIT DISPLAYED WHILE PARKING IN 20-MINUTE PARKING.
All vehicles, except motorcycles, must park head-in and within a defined space in lots and streets having angled or head-in parking.
Vehicles are prohibited at all times from parking in reserved spaces without a proper permit, no parking zones, tow-away zones, fire lanes, crosswalks, loading zones or service driveways, on lawns, curbs or sidewalks, barricaded areas or in any manner which obstructs the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
Students, faculty, staff and employees of private contractors or other government agencies assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University are expected to be familiar with and abide by these regulations at all times. The fact that a certain citation is not issued when a vehicle is illegally parked does not mean or imply that the regulation or law is no longer in effect.
The responsibility for obtaining knowledge of all laws and regulations in force rests with the motor vehicle operator.

Violations and Enforcement of Parking Regulations

General Violations:
1. Parking a vehicle displaying a valid permit, but in violation of lot or area assignment.
  - Fee: $24.00
  Above parking control will apply from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Reserved lots are reserved until times indicated by signage.
2. Parking backward in a directional parking space.
  - Fee: $24.00
3. Failing to properly display a valid parking permit.
  - Fee: $40.00 and purchasing appropriate permit for vehicle if registered to an owner or operator who is a faculty, staff, student, or employee of a private contractor assigned to campus.
4. Failing to park properly within the lines of a parking space
  - Fee: $24.00
  Above parking controls (b, c, and d) will apply 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
5. Parking in a space designated “20 minute parking” for more than 20 minutes with a valid permit.
  - Fee: $24.00
  Above parking control will apply from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
6. Display permit assigned to another vehicle
  - Fee: $24.00
  Above parking control will apply 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
7. Display two or more valid permanent permits.
  - Fee: $24.00
  Above parking control will apply 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
Flagrant Violations:
1. Parking in a reserved space without displaying a proper permit.
2. Parking a vehicle in a no parking zone.
3. Parking in any manner which obstructs vehicular traffic.
4. Parking in any manner which obstructs a crosswalk.
5. Parking in a fire lane.
6. Parking in a tow away zone.
7. Parking in a loading zone or service driveway.
8. Parking on any lawn, curb, sidewalk or other area not set aside for parking.
9. Parking on campus while parking privileges are suspended.
10. Moving any barricade or parking within any barricaded area.
11. Using a forged, altered, false, fictitious or stolen permit.
12. Falsifying or altering vehicle registration information
13. Parking in a “Reserved for Handicapped” parking space or any other area designed for disabled persons such as an access ramp or curb cut without displaying a proper permit or any other area designed for disabled persons such as an access ramp or curb cut.
14. Parking in violation of the directions of a Traffic Control Officer.
Citations for Parking Violations:
1. Citations will be issued to vehicles for violation of parking regulations.
2. Fees for parking violations may be paid in person at the university Business Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or mailed to:
Impoundment in Place (Wheel Lock)
1. A vehicle may be impounded in place if:
2. A vehicle impounded in place shall be released if:
Tow Away
1. A vehicle impounded in place may be towed away if:
2. A vehicle that has to be moved to a different location on campus due to a violation shall be assessed a fee that is determined by competitive bid and posted in the University Police Department for such move.
3. A vehicle may be towed away if the owner or operator:
4. A vehicle that has been removed by tow away shall be released if:
5. When the removal of a vehicle has been authorized and the owner or operator of the vehicle appears at the vehicle after the wrecker has arrived and the wrecker driver has made a hook-up or signed the tow order for custody of the vehicle, the vehicle shall not be towed away if the owner or operator:
6. When the removal of a vehicle has been authorized and the owner or operator appears at the vehicle before the arrival of the wrecker, the vehicle shall not be towed away if the owner or operator:
7. No vehicle may be towed without the express approval of the university chief of police or his designated representative.
8. Fees for tow away will be included on their SFA bill if owner is a student, faculty or staff. Others may pay at the University Police Department Permits/Citations Office between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or the Police Dispatch Office after 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday.
Suspension of Parking Privileges
1. Parking and Traffic Regulations and Information are rules adopted by the Board of Regents under the authority of the Texas Education Code. All vehicles operated on the properties of the university are required by law to comply with University Parking and Traffic Regulations and Information.
  Notices of parking violations may constitute a suspension of parking privileges and any fee assessed is for reinstatement of parking privileges for operators of vehicles registered with the university.
  
  All violations involving registration of vehicles operated on the properties of the university are violations of the law and University Parking and Traffic Regulations and Information. Disposition of these citations at the university is a privilege extended by the university which may be withdrawn at the university’s option.
  
  Violation of University Parking and Traffic Regulations is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $200.
  
  Any parking violation may be filed in a Justice or Municipal court as a violation of University Parking and Traffic Regulations.
2. Violation of suspension of parking privileges shall result in removal of the vehicle by tow away.
Appeal of Citation, Impoundment, and Tow Away
If a person receives a citation and believes it is unwarranted, he/she may enter a plea of not guilty at the University Police Department. All pleas must be entered at the University Police Department within seven (7) class days of the date of the citation. Appeal forms and other information may be obtained at the University Police Department.

Student citations shall be appealed through the Student Government Association’s Supreme Court. Dates on which the Appeals Court meet are posted and made available in the University Police Department. Persons wishing to appear before the Appeals Court may do so in lieu of a written appeal. It is the responsibility of the person appealing to obtain the date and time the Appeals Court will meet so that they may appear in person. All decisions of this body are final.

Faculty and staff citations shall be appealed through the Faculty/Staff Traffic Appeals Board.

Bicycle Registration and Regulations

Registration:

The university does not require the registration of bicycles; however, owners are encouraged to have bicycles marked for identification purposes at the University Police Department.

The University Police Department will record bicycle serial number and description and make available an engraving tool to mark bicycles for identification. There is no charge for this service.

Regulations:

Every person operating a bicycle on university property must give the right-of-way to pedestrians at all times, keep to the right of the roadway and obey all traffic signals.
Bicycles may not be parked on sidewalks or in university buildings at any time. Bicycles are to be parked in bicycle racks. Bicycles may not be left on porches or walkways and may not be chained to trees, light poles, shrubs, art objects, handrails or stairways.
Bicycles parked in violation may be impounded and removed to the University Police Department and a $5.00 fee charged for its release.

Traffic Regulations

Speed Limits:

The speed limit within the campus area is 20 MPH unless otherwise posted; the speed limit for all parking lots is 10 MPH.

Moving Violations:

All vehicles driven on Stephen F. Austin State University property are subject to all university traffic regulations, State of Texas Motor Vehicle Codes and City of Nacogdoches Motor Vehicle Laws. Moving violations may be issued on a City of Nacogdoches Traffic Citation or filed in the office of the appropriate Justice of the Peace.

Right-of-Way:

Pedestrians have the right-of-way at all marked crosswalks. Motor vehicle operators must yield the right-of-way to pedestrian traffic in marked crosswalks.

University Police

The Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University is authorized to employ campus police personnel. Such officers are commissioned as Texas peace officers and are vested with all powers, privileges and immunities of peace officers in the performance of their duties. As Texas peace officers, Stephen F. Austin State University Police Officers have county-wide jurisdiction in all counties in which the university owns property.

All persons on university property are required to identify themselves to such officers when requested. Failure to produce identification upon request of an officer may result in arrest and appearance before a magistrate.

The University Police shall be vested with the authority to refuse to allow persons having no legitimate business to enter upon any property under the control and jurisdiction of Stephen F. Austin State University and to eject any unauthorized persons from said property upon their refusal to leave peaceably upon request.

The University Police are authorized to enforce the Texas Motor Vehicle Code, the Texas Penal Code, the applicable Ordinances of the City of Nacogdoches, the parking and traffic regulations of the university and all other laws.

All accidents, thefts, and other offenses that occur on university property or anywhere within the campus area should be reported to the University Police immediately. Accident reports should be made prior to moving vehicles. One-vehicle accidents should also be reported. Always keep your vehicle locked.

Cross Reference: Parking and Traffic Regulations and Information, Texas Education Code, sec. 51.201 et seq.

Responsible for Implementation: Vice President for University Affairs

Contact for Revision: Chief of University Police

Forms: None