Parking Permits

• All vehicles parked on any Walters State campus must properly display a valid WSCC hang tag/parking permit,

• Hang tag parking permits should be acquired during registration periods, from the Campus Police Department.  New parking permits are issued at the beginning of each fall semester and are valid from August to August.  It is not necessary for spring or summer semester returning students to obtain a new hang tag each semester,

• Temporary permits are available in the Campus Police office.

Parking Areas

• Students should not park in areas designated for staff, faculty, visitors, individuals with disabilities or no parking zones.  Any vehicle parked in areas designated for individuals with disabilities must display a valid disability parking permit and a WSCC hang tag,

• After 5:30 p.m., students may park in faculty areas A, B, G, H, L, M and S.

• Faculty/staff areas C, F, I, J and K are never designated as student parking and should be avoided at all times by students.

• All disabled parking spaces on campus are open to all students with disabilities, regardless of location.  Should all disability parking in a parking area be filled, student must advance to the next parking area with available disability parking.  Parking spaces in faculty/staff lots may not be utilized as disabled unless designated by signage.

Speed Limits, Enforcement

• Speed limits on campus streets are enforced.  Speed limit on campus streets is 15 mph.  Speed limit in campus parking areas is 10 mph.

• Campus Police officers are responsible for enforcement of state and local laws as well as college regulations.

• All State of Tennessee Motor Vehicle Laws are applicable on the WSCC campus, 24 hours a day.

Accidents

• All automobile accidents must be reported to the Campus Police Department.  This office will make written reports.

Citations

• Vehicles parked in faculty/staff lots without a parking permit between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., will be cited.  Vehicles parked in faculty/staff lots not designated as student parking after 5:30 p.m., will be cited.

• Multiple parking and traffic violations will result in a citation being issued for each individual violation.  One citation may contain multiple violations and multiple fines.

• Any vehicle with two violations for not having a campus hang tag may, upon further violation, be removed from campus at the owner's expense.

• Excessive violations may result in vehicle being towed at owner's expense, a wheel lock device being placed on the vehicle and/or driving privileges suspended on the WSCC campus.

Fines

• The fine for parking and registration violations is $15.  The fine for parking in areas designated as "disabled" is $100.

• The fine for a moving vehicle violation is $15.  If the fine is not cleared (paid or protested) within 10 days of the citation date (excluding holidays and weekends) the amount is increased to $20.

• Fines should be paid promptly during the current semester to avoid penalties.  Fines may be paid at the Business Office, CCen 103, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Appeals Process

• The Campus Police Department is not responsible for the appeals process and is not authorized to void student citations.

• If a student wishes to protest a citation, the protest must be made within 10 days (excluding weekends and holidays) of the date of the citation, in the office of Student Affairs, CCen 120, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or to the switchboard operator located in the lobby of the College Center, between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Visitors and Guests

• Visitors and guests receiving citations should return the citation to the Campus Police Department before leaving campus.  No fine will be assessed when the visitor or guest returns the citation.  A student may not deliver visitor citations to the Campus Police Department.

For complete parking and traffic regulations, refer to the current Student Handbook.

You may contact a Campus Police Officer at 423-585-6752