Motor Vehicle and Parking Regulations

Registration of Vehicles

Every student and employee must have a parking permit to park on campus. There are two types of permits, Staff and Student. An individual must register her/his vehicle at the Office of Business Affairs, May Hall, Room 107.

Student parking permits may be purchased at the Office of Business Affairs. A parking fee of $40 is paid at the beginning of the fall semester. Refunds are prorated on a semester basis. To obtain a refund, the individual must present the current permit to the Office of Business Affairs. Temporary parking permits may be obtained for a vehicle that is to be parked on campus for only a few days. Parking permits must be displayed on the rear-view mirror.

General Regulations

Parking areas:

1. Employee Parking: To be used by Dickinson State University employees only (does not include student employees).
2. Visitor Parking: Not to be used by either students or employees.
3. Open Parking: Areas not designated as visitor or employee parking.
4. Pulver Hall west parking lot: Not to be used by students or employees.
5. Handicapped Parking (marked with blue curbside paint and/or cross-marks indicated by wheelchair access sign): To be used only by vehicles displaying handicapped parking permit and current Dickinson State University permit.
6. Vehicles may be towed at owner’s expense for purposes of snow removal if parked in an area not designed for overnight parking.

Drivers of vehicles shall yield the right of way to pedestrians.

Penalties and Enforcement

Fines for violations of parking regulations on campus are $10, except for visitor violations which are $20. However, the fine may be reduced to half if paid by the end of the third school day following the day the violation was issued. Fines for parking in designated handicapped parking areas are $100 which may be reduced to $50 if paid by the end of the third school day following the day the violation was issued.

Appeals on parking violations must be brought to the Office of Business Affairs within three school days of their receipt.

Unpaid violations will result in the University’s placing a hold on transcripts until such times as fines are paid. Any vehicles with unpaid violations may result in the towing away of the vehicle from the campus at the owner’s expense.

Vehicles in No Parking Zones are subject to towing without notice. The individual assumes all costs of towing.