I.
Authority
A.
Pursuant to the authority granted by S.B. 162 of the 60th Legislature,
now incorporated into the Texas Higher Education Code, Subchapter
"E", paragraph 51.201 - 51.211, Texas A & M University
- Corpus Christi, a member of the Texas A&M University System,
is promulgating these regulations pertaining to the operation
and parking of vehicles on property of Texas A&M University
- Corpus Christi.
B.
All laws of the State of Texas, ordinances regarding traffic
in the City of Corpus Christi, and rules and regulations of
the University are in effect 24 hours a day. The fact that a
violation notice is not issued when a violation occurs does
not imply that the regulation or law is not in effect.
C.
Each vehicle operator is responsible for knowing and following
the laws and regulations in force.
D.
The legal speed limit on the Texas A&M University - Corpus
Christi campus is 20 miles per hour, unless otherwise posted.
Speed limit on the University parking lots is 10 miles per hour.
E.
The University Police Department has the authority to enforce
these regulations, including the right to impound vehicles for
specific violations. The owner or operator of an impounded vehicle
must pay the cost of impounding and storing the vehicle, in
addition to any outstanding violation charges.
II.
General Provisions
A.
The control of motor vehicle traffic on campus is a necessary
part of the efficient operation of the university. Parking regulations
inform motorists where they may park rather than list every
space where it is improper to park.
1.
Parking and Traffic regulations are enforced 24 hours per
day, 365 days per year.
2.
Parking spaces for the physically handicapped are reserved
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
3.
Faculty/staff lots are reserved 24 hours per day (or as posted),
except weekends/holidays.
Unauthorized
vehicles shall be subject to impoundment at the owner's expense
in addition to citations incurred.
4.
Position reserved spaces are reserved 365 days per year.
B.
The operation of a motor vehicle on the Texas A&M University
- Corpus Christi campus is a privilege granted by the University
rather than a right.
C.
A current parking permit is not a guarantee of a parking space.
The responsibility for finding a legal parking space rests with
the motor vehicle operator. Lack of a space is not a valid excuse
for violating any parking regulation.
D.
On special occasions and in emergencies, the University Police
Department may temporarily close any campus parking area or
facility or limit parking and traffic as required by circumstances.
E.
The University assumes no responsibility for the care and/or
protection of any vehicle or its contents while the vehicle
is operated or parked on campus. However, every effort will
be made by University Police officers to protect all vehicles
and property. All vehicle operators should lock or otherwise
secure their vehicles while unattended.
F.
All faculty, staff and students operating a vehicle on University
property shall have a valid drivers license. The vehicle shall
have proper license plates. All motorists must have proof of
liability insurance for their vehicle as required by state law.
G.
All thefts, accidents, and offenses that occur on campus should
be reported immediately to the University Police Department.
H.
The University reserves the right to wheel lock, impound or
remove any motor vehicle from the premises of Texas A&M
University - Corpus Christi at the owner's expense for any of
the following reasons:
1.
Parking unauthorized vehicle in a handicap space.
2.
Receiving five or more outstanding traffic or parking citations
per semester.
3.
Displaying a lost or stolen permit.
4.
Displaying an unauthorized or altered permit.
5.
Failure to display a current valid vehicle license plate.
6.
Parking in a manner dangerous to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
7.
Parking in, stopping in, or or otherwise blocking a fire lane.
8.
Parking with disregard to official barricades or traffic cones.
9.
Parking on any lawn, sidewalk, or in any area that restricts
vehicle or pedestrian traffic.
10.
Endangering any life or property (e.g. leaking gasoline).
11.
Obstructing any emergency vehicle or equipment.
12.
Blocking access to any building, loading zone, reserved area,
barricades, or maintenance equipment.
13.
Parking or storing a non-operating vehicle on University premises.
14.
Failure to obey the lawful verbal order of a University Police
Officer, Security Officer, or a Kiosk attendant.
III.
Definitions
A.
Campus includes all property owned or controlled by Texas A
& M University - Corpus Christi.
B.
Motor vehicle includes automobiles, buses, trucks, tractors,
motorcycles, motor scooters, motorbikes and mopeds.
C.
Parking Permit refers to a hanging card permit or self adhering
decal issued by Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
authorizing the motor vehicle properly displaying the permit
to be parked within designated zones. The purchase and display
of a parking permit serves as proper vehicle registration.
D.
Impound includes immobilization, towing, removal, and storage
of a vehicle.
E.
Visitor is an individual with no affiliation, association, or
relationship with Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
as a student, faculty member, staff member, or employee, or
as determined by the University Police Department. Visitors
may find suitable parking designated on the map in this folder.
F.
Full-time Faculty includes those whose contract has been processed
through the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs and who are assigned a full time faculty position with
the University. This shall exclude all individuals employed
under graduate study status. Such positions as teaching assistant,
graduate assistant, lab instructor, or grader do not qualify
for this classification.
G.
Full-time Staff are employees who are employed for twelve (12)
month period at forty hours a week. This shall exclude individuals
employed under temporary, part-time, or work study status.
H.
Administrators are the President, Vice President, and Deans
of the University.
I.
Position Reserved Spaces are assigned only to the President,
the Vice Presidents, and Academic Deans.
J.
Disabled or physically handicapped is defined as a person having
demonstrated bone, joint, muscle, or nerve defects involving
either the lower spine, pelvis, or lower extremities, or other
conditions warranting a medical certificate of disability.
K.
Legal Parking Space is a designated vehicular parking area approximately
marked by paint striping.
IV.
Traffic and Parking Regulations
The
campus map in this folder shows the location of various parking
zones. Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff,
and others, will be issued an appropriately colored permit for
parking in the zones as indicated. The purchase of issuance
of motor vehicle registration permit does not guarantee a parking
space nor does the absence of a parking space constitute a valid
justification for violation of these regulations.
An
appropriately colored and numbered permit will be issued for
each vehicle registered.
Each
driver is responsible for his/her vehicle in the area for which
the permit is issued.
Security
and Information Kiosks are located at Island Boulevard and Sand
Dollar Boulevard for your convenience and assistance with parking
information.
Special
guest passes, visitor passes and temporary permits can be obtained
from personnel in the Kiosks or at the University Police Department
24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Campus
maps, class schedules, information about special events, parking
instructions, and directions are some of the helpful functions
which are performed at the Kiosks.
Access
control and security are also functions of the personnel inside
the Kiosks, and motorists and pedestrians departing or entering
the TAMU - CC campus are expected to adhere to the directives
of the campus security and police. Citations for moving violations
can be issued to motorists or pedestrians who fail to comply
with directives issued by security personnel. Motorists, vendors,
and visitors are required to stop at the Kiosks or, in the event
the Kiosks is unmanned, the University Police Department and
obtain a special hanging decal from the security personnel if
they are not able to display a valid decal. Parking citations
will be issued to vehicles which do not display current hanging
decals. This ruling will be effective 24 hours per day, 365
days per year.
A.
Registration of Vehicles
1.
All faculty, staff, and students, full or part-time, undergraduate
or graduate, who expect to park a vehicle on University property,
regularly or occasionally, are required to register those
vehicles with the University Police Department and obtain
a parking permit assigning a designated area or areas. All
student on or before classes begin each semester. All vehicles
must be registered. Faculty/Staff vehicles are registered
on a yearly or 9-month basis beginning September 1 each year.
Vehicle owners and operators may purchase permits at the University
Business Office, located in the Student Services Center.
Faculty/Staff may purchase permits at the University Police
Department.
2.
A parking permit is not a guarantee of a parking space. Each
vehicle operator is responsible for finding a legal parking
space. Lack of space is not a valid excuse for violation of
any parking regulation.
3.
When a person is charged with violation of any provision of
these regulations, proof that the vehicle was, on the date
of the offense bearing a valid university parking permit is
prima facie evidence that the holder of the permit committed
the violation. However if the vehicle does not bear a valid
parking permit, proof that the vehicle, on the date of the
offense alleged, was owned by an individual is prima facie
proof that the owner committed the violation.
4.
If a student, faculty, or staff has the same family name or
home address as the registered owner of a vehicle for which
a violation notice has been issued, the violation notice and
accompanying violation charges will be recorded in the student,
faculty, or staff member's name.
5.
Individuals with unpaid violation charges recorded in their
names are ineligible to receive a parking permit until those
charges have been paid.
6.
A parking permit may not be purchased for an individual who
is ineligible to receive a permit. The University will suspend
for one year the parking privileges of anyone who violates
this regulation. In addition, the University will require
that the individual possessing the permit return it to the
University immediately.
7.
Staff, Faculty, or Administrators will be allowed only one
parking permit per fiscal year. This hanging tag permit may
be utilized on any vehicle, which is registered with the University
Police Department.
8.
It is the driver's responsibility to notify the University
Police Department when an emergency makes it necessary to
operate a non-registered vehicle on campus. The driver must
obtain a Temporary Parking Permit at the Security and Information
Kiosk or at the University Police prior to parking the vehicle
on campus.
9.
The registrant of the vehicle is ultimately responsible for
its safe operation, proper parking and payment of violations
regardless of who may be the driver or operator.
10.
Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi parking permits
should be removed upon expiration.
11.
The hangtag permit should be utilized for mulitple semesters.
A validation sticker will be issued upon purchase at the business
office. Do not discard hangtag when validation sticker has
expired. Reutilize hangtag.
B.
Motor Vehicle Registration Fees
1.
Students Residing On Campus
Spring
or Fall Semester $45.00 each
Summer
Session (both)......
$25.00
Fall
and Spring (combined) .$85.00
Full
Year $100.00
NOTE:
On Campus Student Residents are required to maintain valid parking
permits for the entire time they are residents, regardless of
whether they are registered for classes. Residents are restricted
to parking only at the apartment complex or in areas designated
for resident parking. Residents are not allowed to purchase
off campus permits.
2.
Students Residing Off Campus
Spring
or Fall Semester $45.00 each
Summer
Session (both) $25.00
Fall
and Spring (combined) $85.00
Full
Year $100.00
3.
Employee/Agency (All Zone Permit)
Fall
and Spring Semester (combined) $85.00
(Note:
9-month permits are only available to faculty members who
are on a 9 month contract.)
Summer
.$25.00
Full
Year $100.00
4.
Student, Employee or Agency Motorcycles (if
parked in designated motorcycle areas)
Spring
or Fall Semester $25.00 each
Summer
Session
...$25.00
Full
Year $70.00
(Note:
Self-Adhering Motorcycle permits will be paid for at the Business
Office and picked up in person at the University Police Department.)
C.
Refund of Vehicle Registration Fees
Refunds
may apply to unused permits which are not mutilated. Persons
should request refunds at the Business Office. A check for
the refunded amount will be mailed within 30 days. The refund
schedule is as follows.
1.
Withdrawing prior to the first regularly scheduled class day
..100%
2.
Withdrawing before the official twelfth class day (Regular
Session) 80%
D.
Lost or Stolen Permits
1.
Theft or loss of a parking permit must be reported to the
University Police Department as soon as possible. Once a report
is filed, present the case number at the business office.
A fee of $25.00 will be charged for replacement of lost/stolen
permits. This fee is waived upon presentation of a stolen
vehicle report from any police department.
2.
Parking privileges shall be suspended for one calendar year
for any individual who displays a lost or stolen permit. In
the case of a stolen permit, criminal charges may be filed
and the permit must be surrendered.
3.
The University Police Department may impound any vehicle that
displays lost or stolen permit.
E.
Types of Special Permits
1.
Handicapped Permits
Employee,
Agency, and students are eligible to receive handicapped permits
subject to the following requirements or restrictions.
a.
Temporary Permits: The applicant must obtain a written verification
of handicapped status, which includes the expected period
of disability. This must be signed by a physician and will
be valid for a maximum period of 30 days.
b.
To request a permanent handicapped and temporary handicapped
exceeding six (6) months, the person must obtain a State of
Texas handicapped permit from any County Tax Assessor. The
applicant must have a valid parking permit on his or her vehicle,
and the vehicle must display The State of Texas handicapped
permit.
c.
Handicapped permits are valid only for a limited time as defined
at the time of issuance. The university may withdraw a temporary
handicapped permit at any time.
d.
Vehicles displaying a handicapped permit may park in any handicapped
parking space. Any other vehicle parked in any handicapped
space may be fined and/or impounded.
2.
Visitor Permits
A
visitor is an individual with no affiliation, association,
or relationship with Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
as a student, faculty member, staff member, or employee, or
as determined by the University Police Department.
a.
The university requires all visitors to obtain temporary visitor
permits for motor vehicles they will operate or park on campus.
b.
Visitors must obtain visitor permits either at the entrance
Kiosk or at the University Police Department.
c.
Visitors will be directed to appropriate parking areas at
the time of issuance.
d.
Visitor permits are valid until midnight on the expiration
date stated on the permit.
3.
Temporary Permits
a.
Employee/Agency Temporary: Issued upon request to Faculty/Staff
member who possesses a valid parking permit. (Note: Upon issuance
of the third temporary in a single semester, the member will
be provided (and billed for) a new valid parking permit, unless
the member can produce the original permit.)
b.
Student Temporary: Issued upon request to an enrolled student
who possesses a valid parking permit. (Note: Upon issuance
of the third temporary in a single semester, the student will
be provided (and billed for) a new valid parking permit, unless
the student can produce the original permit.)
c.
Individuals may obtain a temporary parking permit, valid for
one day only, at no cost, from the Kiosk or from the University
Police Department.
d.
Seminars and Meetings: Department heads may request temporary
parking permits from the University Police Department and
distribute them to participants involved in seminars, meetings,
or courses. A list should be forwarded to the Parking Control
Supervisor, University Police showing the course, location,
estimated attendance, and inclusive dates at least one week
prior to the beginning of the meeting.
F.
Display of Permits
Upon
registration of a vehicle, a parking permit will be issued
and shall be properly displayed hanging from the inside rear
view mirror. The wording and numbers must be facing outward
and in an upright position. The parking permit must be plainly
visible through the windshield.
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V.
Parking Violations and Fines
A.
No on-street parallel parking is permitted regardless of color
of the curb.
B.
No parking is permitted in red curbed areas at any time.
C.
Parking is prohibited in all campus driveways. Vehicles found
there will be subject to fines, wheel locks or impoundment.
D.
Schedule of Penalties
Parking
in areas not specifically designated $ 25.00 (includes No
Parking zones)
Loading
Zone
..............$
25.00
Wrong
permit for Zone ..............$
25.00
On
or Over a Line ...............$
25.00
Parked
in a Fire Lane ..........$
100.00 (vehicle may be towed)
Handicapped
Zone Without Permit ....$200.00
(vehicle may be towed)
Blocking
access to a Handicapped space ..$200.00
(vehicle may be towed)
Reserved
Space Without Permit ........$
50.00
Visitor
Space
..............$
25.00
Failure
to Register Vehicle ...............................$
100.00
Current
Permit Not Displayed ...................$
20.00
Improper
Display or Mutilated Parking Decal ....$
20.00
Forging
or Fraudulently using a Parking Decal ..$
200.00
Displaying
Expired Decal ...........$
100.00
Speed
in excess of 10 MPH in a Parking Lot ....$
50.00
Disregarding
a traffic control device ...$
50.00
Parking
in excess of time limit (posted/metered) $ 25.00
Disregarding
lawful order of Campus Police Officer $100.00
Failure
to remove citation after changing locations or
transferring
citation to another vehicle $ 50.00
Failure
to display a valid license plate, motor vehicle
registration
and/or vehicle inspection sticker on
a
parked vehicle
.........................................$
50.00
Parking/Storing
a non-operating vehicle on campus....$
50.00
Boot
Removal Fee ................$
75.00 (paid at time of removal)
Towing/Storage
To be determined by company used
Note:
1.Vehicles
receiving 5 or more unpaid citations will be subject to booting
or towing.
2.
Replacement lost-permit for Employee, Agency and Students
$25.
3. IF YOU
HAVE RECEIVED A NO DECAL OR AN EXPIRED DECAL, YOU CAN HAVE THE
TICKET REDUCED TO $10 UPON PROOF OF PURCHASE OF A NEW ONE, OR
YOU CAN APPEAL. IF YOU APPEAL, YOU CANNOT CHOOSE TO REDUCE IF
APPEAL IS DISAPPROVED.
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VI.
Violator's Obligation
A.
All penalties for those violations must be paid at the Business
Office during normal business hours.
B.
The penalties assessed for violations constitutes an indebtedness
to Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi. Anyone failing
to pay them is subject to disciplinary action, impoundment
of vehicle, or withholding of grades and /or transcripts.
In addition, referral may be made to the Dean of Students.
VII.
Appeals Procedure
Appeals
must be made to the Campus Parking Appeals Committee within
ten (10) calendar days of the citation. Persons making an appeal
should follow these procedure:
A.
Appear at the Student Services Office within ten (10) calendar
days of receipt of the citation. (Note: The Parking Penalty
Appeal Form may be obtained
at the University Police website or University Police Department
Office.
http://falcon.tamucc.edu/~police/UPD/appeals.htm
B.
Appear before the Parking Appeals Committee at the time the
case is scheduled for hearing.
C.
If the appeal is denied, the fees must be paid within ten
(10) calendar days after the date of the ruling, otherwise
a late fee will apply.
D.
Failure to appear before the Appeals Board will result in
the original fee being assessed.
E.
If the appeal is denied, the full amount of the ticket will
be valid for payment.
VIII.
Enforcement
All
University Police Officers are duly Commissioned Peace Officers
of the State of Texas.
The
University Police Department is authorized to issue two (2)
types of citations for violations of University parking and
traffic laws.
A.
University Violation Notices - those handled by the university,
subject to university administrative violation charges and
a right to appeal within the university.
B.
Court Appearance Citations - those handled by the University
Police but constituting a summons to appear in either the
Corpus Christi Municipal Court or a Justice of the Peace Court.
IX.
Responsibility
All
students, faculty, and staff are responsible for following the
regulations printed in this folder.
X.
Identification
Upon
request of a University Police Officer or Security Officer,
any individual is required to furnish proper identification.
Alan
A. Gutierrez, Chief of Police, Texas A&M University - Corpus
Christi.
University
Police Department
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