Boot and Tow Policy

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Booting

• Boot warnings are issued to customers on or after the second enforced, unpaid citation.  Boot warnings carry over from one permit year to the next.
• Scofflaw warnings are issued to customers on the fifth enforced citation within a permit year.  Scofflaw designations apply to citations issued within the current permit year only.
• Parking and Transportation Services may place boots on vehicles that are found violating campus parking regulations.
• Boots may be applied when a vehicle is parked in violation and:
  • The customer has accumulated at least 2 enforced, unpaid citations, and has received a Boot Warning, OR
  • The customer has an active payment plan for previous citations, OR
  • The customer has been designated as a Scofflaw (see Scofflaw policy), OR
  • A vehicle is displaying a lost or stolen or otherwise falsified permit (even if not parked in violation).

Towing

• In the course of standard operations, Parking and Transportation Services may tow vehicles that:
  • Are found in violation of parking regulations, OR
  • Are obstructing traffic or creating a safety hazard, OR
  • Are parked in reserved parking spaces or areas reserved for special events, OR
  • Are parked in areas closed for maintenance, OR
  • Have been banned from parking on campus, OR
  • Have been determined by to be abandoned or derelict, OR
  • Have been booted and there is evidence the boot has been tampered with.
• Parking and Transportation Services reserves the right to tow vehicles due to exigent circumstances.
• Parking and Transportation Services reserves the right to choose to relocate vehicles on campus or tow off-site.
• Parking and Transportation Services will notify vehicle owners in writing (certified mail) if their vehicle is towed off-campus.