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Escort Service is provided by the Department of Safety.
If an escort is needed please call X6144.
Any student may keep a vehicle on campus.
Student with vehicles on the campus
of Sweet Briar College should understand that storing, parking and operation
of a vehicle on the campus is a privilege, not a right. That
privilege may be revoked at any time. Student vehicles are subject
to the following regulations:
The exchange of parking permits is prohibited for any reason! You may be subject to a fine if such an exchange is made.
$5 replacement fee for permits.
Registration of the vehicle with the Department of Safety within 1 week of arrival. Vehicles in violation will be subject to ticketing and/or towing. The following information is required for registration: Name of student operator, year of class (e.g. 1999), state of registration (e.g. VA), vehicle license number (e.g. SBC-1999), make (e.g. Ford), model (e.g. Mustang), and year (e.g. 1996) of the vehicle, color and number of doors (e.g. 2 or 4) of the vehicle, Social Security number and signature of the student operator.
Payment of a $50 (Resident/Students) or $20 (Day/Turning Point Students) vehicle registration (parking) fee for the school year. There is fee of $5 for registration for a period of more than 24 hours but less than 30 days. Checks for these fees should be made payable to Sweet Briar College.
This permit must be displayed at all times while on SBC property. Affix in lower left corner (driver's side) rear windshield.
The following offenses are subject to fines and towing on the first and subsequent offenses:
NO PARKING:
FACULTY AND STAFF PARKING AREAS/FLETCHER PARKING LOT/BOATHOUSE ROAD LOT (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE MANSON/ADMISSIONS PARKING LOT & STUDENT COMMONS/PROTHRO LOT):
Students may not park in these areas, except from 5p.m. to 8a.m. Monday - Thursday and 5p.m. Friday to 8a.m. Monday.
STUDENT COMMONS/POST OFFICE LOT
20 Minute Parking Only
STUDENT COMMONS/PROTHRO LOT
No student parking is allowed at any time in the Student Commons/Prothro Lot. This lot is reserved for Visitors, Faculty and Staff Only.
BABCOCK/GYM
No parking in front of Gym, or the front and side of Babcock.
4. Enforcement of moving and parking vehicle regulations:
- Vehicle and pedestrian safety is a primary concern for all that study, work and visit our beautiful campus. In an effort to prevent vehicle accidents due to speeding, police officers at the Department of Safety have been trained in the use of radar and will be enforcing the campus speed limits with a radar unit.
- FINES
- Parked in Faculty & Staff area. $20.00
- Failure to Display Parking Permit/Register Vehicle. $10.00
- Reckless Driving. $75.00
- Parking in Handicapped area. $100.00
- Parked on Walkway or Lawn area. $20.00
- Parked Street/Hard Surface area not designated as a parking lot. $20.00
- Parked on Striped Pavement. $20.00
- Parked in a Fire Lane. $50.00
- Parked in the Rear of Manson/Admissions Lot. $50.00
- Chapel/Load Zone. $20.00
- Parked in the Student Commons Lot/Post Office Lot in excess of 20 minutes. $35.00
- Parked in Prothro Lot. $20.00
- Parked behind the Health Center. $35.00
- Bisto/Laundromat. $20.00
- Parked in Quad $20.00
- Towing
- When it becomes necessary to tow a vehicle, the person to whom the car is
registered on campus will be charged the towing fee, whether the towing is actually
completed (once the towing company is called). If your vehicle has been towed,
check with the Department of Safety to determine the location of your vehicle and
the fee to be paid to retrieve it.
- THE COLLEGE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM TOWING OF VEHICLES.
5. Application of Regulation:
The operator of a motor vehicle on campus is responsible for any moving violations by the vehicle being operated.
The person to whom the vehicle is registered on campus will be responsible for all parking violations by a registered vehicle, regardless of who parked the vehicle.
The person operating an unregistered vehicle (whether student, faculty, staff member, or guest) will be responsible for all parking violations for such vehicle.
Students Guests: Students are responsible for informing their guest where they are allowed to park. College parking regulations will apply to guests' vehicles. Guests may park in student parking lots, and the Student Commons/Prothro lot.
6. Procedure for Fines and Appeals:
Fines: All fines are to be paid at the Department of Safety . Fines will be placed on your accounts receivable bill, unless other arrangements are made.
Appeals: The following are generally not considered acceptable arguments when appealing traffic citations: inability to pay for fines assessed, using flashers in prohibited areas. All persons receiving a violation notice have a right to appeal within five (5) days of the violation. You may complete an appeal on line at: http://www.police.sbc.edu/ticketappeal.htm. You may also obtain an appeal form at the Department of Safety Office. Complete the appeal form; attach it to your original violation notice (from your windshield); and return both the violation notice and the appeal form to the Department of Safety Office in the appeal box, within five days of the violation. BY FAILING TO FILE YOUR APPEAL WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE VIOLATION YOU HAVE WAIVED YOUR RIGHT TO APPEAL. You will be notified by e-mail of the decision on your appeal, or you may call or come by the Department of Safety Office between the hours of 8a.m. and 3:00p.m., Monday through Friday, to check on the status of your appeal.
7. Procedure for Vehicle Accidents:
Any vehicle accident on campus must be reported immediately to the Department of Safety at (434)381-6144.
For vehicle accidents, involving personal injuries, call the Department of Safety via (434)381-6111 (emergency line).
Page last updated on: Thursday, 30-Aug-2007 14:37:45 EDT
Sweet Briar College Department of
Safety http://www.police.sbc.edu