Traffic Tickets - Handbook

As a student at MTSU, you are subject to the rules and regulations regarding traffic and parking. Violations of these rules may result in your being issued a ticket which will require payment of a fine. You will be assessed the appropriate fine for the violation committed. The vehicles of violators with five (5) or more citations (paid or unpaid) in a semester will be immobilized or towed at the owner's/registrant's expense.

In order to avoid substantial financial penalty, you should be thoroughly familiar with the parking rules and regulations.

You may complete an application to appeal ticket(s) received within seven (7) days of their issuance by going to the SGA Web site at www.mtsu.edu/sga/cota.shtml . Your appeal will be heard by a student board, which will decide whether or not the ticket(s) will be voided.

The MTSU parking permit must be properly attached to the FRONT windshield in the extreme lower corner on the driver's side OR hung from the rearview mirror of the vehicle being operated, with the decal number facing the outside of the car and clearly visible. In those cases where compliance with the above is not feasible, the permit must be clearly visible through the front windshield when viewed from outside or the registrant must consult with Parking and Transportation Services for proper placement of the permit.

The responsibility of transferring and properly displaying the hang tag rests with the individual to whom the permit was originally issued. If for some reason the hang tag is not transferred to the vehicle being parked on campus, the individual originally purchasing the hang tag will be required to obtain a temporary one-day permit. If an individual with a current permit receives a citation for a missing or improperly displayed hanging tag, the citation will be cancelled only if it is taken to the Parking and Transportation Services Office within seven (7) class days of issuance, and the violator can show the current permit at that time. (Vehicle must be parked in designated parking area according to permit color for citation to be cancelled.) No more than three (3) such citations will be cancelled per semester. (Note: In the event that a vehicle receives more than one "No Campus Permit" ticket during a calendar day, those tickets will be reviewed as one offense.) Class days are Monday through Friday, excepting official University holidays for faculty, staff, and/or students. Tickets are paid at the Business Office at the Cope Administration Building.

For more information:

• Student Government Association , KUC 208, 898-2464
• Parking and Transportation Services , 898-2850