2008 Woodie Awards
Parking tickets not always the end of the road
Eryn Lowe
Issue date: 3/2/05 Section: News
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After getting nailed with yet another parking ticket, many students groan, procrastinate paying the penalty and eventually end up in a worse situation. Public Safety urges students to take action quickly after receiving a parking ticket.
Students have more routes than they know in taking care of a parking violation. The first is to purchase a parking permit at registration. Permits can be purchased for either general, reserved or dormitory parking lots as appropriate. Permits may be purchased on a semester or yearly basis. Many students claim they do not have the money to purchase a permit. Terrilee Hancock, operations manager, says there are other options besides just parking illegally and "incurring a large amount of tickets that are quite costly."
"We hate to see that happen so we encourage those who may not be able to afford a parking permit right away to come in and talk to us about it," Hancock said. "We can give them a visitor's pass up to at least two weeks and maybe longer depending on their particular situation. It keeps them from getting a lot of tickets until they can purchase the permit."
Without knowing the option of a visitor's pass, some students have received $50 in parking violations and also the eligibility to be towed. Ignorant of the options Public Safety offers, these students either get towed or write out a large check. Hancock encourages students to take advantage of the repayment agreement.
"We have a repayment agreement they can come in and sign which will keep their car from being towed," Hancock said. "Once they have signed the repayment agreement, however, they must park legally and make their payments or the agreement becomes null and void."
Another parking ticket factor students have been complaining about involves the "linking" policy. Public Safety has the ability to link tickets received on campus by non-students to students living at the same address. This results in the students paying fines that may not have been theirs in order to register for classes. Public Safety helps the student clear up the situation by sending the individual a form letter that allows them time to prove they are not affiliated with the fines.
There are also advantages in taking the "early bird gets the worm theory" in paying parking tickets. All tickets that are paid within three business days of receiving the ticket are half price. Hancock also said a person may appeal a ticket in writing within seven business days. The appeal claim will be judged by the appeals committee made up of students appointed by ASISU. Students can pick up appeals forms in the Parking Office or submit one on-line at www.isu.edu/pubsafe.
Students have more routes than they know in taking care of a parking violation. The first is to purchase a parking permit at registration. Permits can be purchased for either general, reserved or dormitory parking lots as appropriate. Permits may be purchased on a semester or yearly basis. Many students claim they do not have the money to purchase a permit. Terrilee Hancock, operations manager, says there are other options besides just parking illegally and "incurring a large amount of tickets that are quite costly."
"We hate to see that happen so we encourage those who may not be able to afford a parking permit right away to come in and talk to us about it," Hancock said. "We can give them a visitor's pass up to at least two weeks and maybe longer depending on their particular situation. It keeps them from getting a lot of tickets until they can purchase the permit."
Without knowing the option of a visitor's pass, some students have received $50 in parking violations and also the eligibility to be towed. Ignorant of the options Public Safety offers, these students either get towed or write out a large check. Hancock encourages students to take advantage of the repayment agreement.
"We have a repayment agreement they can come in and sign which will keep their car from being towed," Hancock said. "Once they have signed the repayment agreement, however, they must park legally and make their payments or the agreement becomes null and void."
Another parking ticket factor students have been complaining about involves the "linking" policy. Public Safety has the ability to link tickets received on campus by non-students to students living at the same address. This results in the students paying fines that may not have been theirs in order to register for classes. Public Safety helps the student clear up the situation by sending the individual a form letter that allows them time to prove they are not affiliated with the fines.
There are also advantages in taking the "early bird gets the worm theory" in paying parking tickets. All tickets that are paid within three business days of receiving the ticket are half price. Hancock also said a person may appeal a ticket in writing within seven business days. The appeal claim will be judged by the appeals committee made up of students appointed by ASISU. Students can pick up appeals forms in the Parking Office or submit one on-line at www.isu.edu/pubsafe.