(1) The current schedule of fines shall be
published by the institutions and made available for review online and in the
campus commuter services office.
(2) All fines are due upon receipt of the
citation and must be paid as designated on the citation within twenty calendar
days from the date of the citation. Fines must be delivered in person to the UW
Bothell cashier's office, paid online, or postmarked on or before the due date
specified in these rules to avoid additional penalties. If any citation has
neither been paid nor appealed after twenty calendar days from the date of the
citation, the institution shall impose an additional fine of ten dollars per
offense and may:
(a) Withhold the violator's
degrees, transcripts, grades, refunds, or credits until all fines are
paid.
(b) Delay registration for
the following quarter.
(c) Impound
or immobilize the violator's vehicle.
(d) Deny future parking privileges to the
violator.
(e) Refuse to issue keys
to a violator who is an employee or student.
(f) Refer outstanding balances associated
with unpaid fines for collection in accordance with applicable statutes and
institutional procedure.
(3) In addition to imposing fines, campus
safety officers, commuter services employees, or authorized commuter services
contractors or agents may immobilize and/or impound any vehicle parked on
campus in violation of these rules. Grounds for impounding or immobilizing
vehicles shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Blocking a roadway so as to impede the
flow of traffic.
(b) Blocking a
walkway so as to impede the flow of pedestrian traffic.
(c) Blocking a fire hydrant or fire
lane.
(d) Creating a safety
hazard.
(e) Blocking another
legally parked vehicle.
(f) Parking
in a marked "tow-away" zone.
(g)
Leaving a vehicle unattended on campus for longer than two days, unless the
vehicle has a valid student housing resident permit.
(h) Failing to pay a fine(s) imposed under
this chapter.
(i) Parking a vehicle
on campus that has no license plate(s) and no observable vehicle identification
number.
(4) Not more than
one business day after impoundment or immobilization of any motor vehicle,
commuter services shall mail a notice to the registered owner of the vehicle
and to any other person who claims the right to possession of the vehicle, if
those persons can be identified. Similar notice shall be given to each person
who seeks to redeem an immobilized or impounded motor vehicle. If a motor
vehicle is redeemed prior to the mailing of the notice, the notice may not be
mailed. The notice shall contain the date of immobilization or impoundment,
reason for the action, the location of the motor vehicle if impounded,
redemption procedures, and an opportunity to contest the immobilization or
impoundment as provided in WAC
478-117-320.
The institutions shall not be liable for loss or damage of any kind resulting
from impounding, immobilization, or storage.
All parking fines, fees, the cost of immobilization and/or
impoundment (e.g., booting, towing, and storage fees) must be paid prior to the
removal of an immobilization device or the release of an impounded motor
vehicle. Impounded motor vehicles shall be redeemed only by the registered
owner who has a valid driver's license or a person authorized by the registered
owner who has a valid driver's license and who produces proof of authorization
and signs a receipt for the motor vehicle. Proof of ownership may be required
before a vehicle is released from immobilization or impound.
(5) An accumulation of traffic violations by
a student may be cause for discipline under the student conduct code of the
student's institution.
