Rule 3339-18-06 | Regional campuses motor vehicle regulations.
Students, faculty, and staff must display current parking permits on their vehicles when parking on any of Miami university's campuses. Short-term temporary permits are available at the office of business services at both regional campuses.
University regulations are in effect at all times. All vehicles must be registered by the end of the first week of classes.
(A) Requirements of permit holders
(1) An applicant for a permit must present a valid operator's license at the time an application is filed. These permits will authorize holders to park in student areas on both regional campuses. All students are required to park in legal spaces.
(2) Student permit holders are issued hangtags that must be displayed from the inside rearview mirror. Hangtag permits are transferable to all vehicles owned by the permit holder. Faculty/staff permit holders are issued decals or hangtags that must be properly affixed to the vehicle. Decal permits must be permanently affixed to the inside surface of either windshield at the lower corner of the driver's side. Hangtag permits must be displayed on the rearview mirror inside the vehicle. Hangtag permits are transferable to all vehicles owned by the permit holder. Card permits must be displayed inside the front windshield.
(3) Only one permit per person is issued on the regional campuses. There is a ten dollar replacement fee for lost or stolen permits.
(B) General parking information
(1) The regional campuses have areas designated for faculty/staff, student, visitor, and the handicapped. These areas are clearly marked by signs. Vehicles shall park in designated areas consistent with permit restrictions. Parking outside permitted areas is a violation and is subject to a fine.
(2) Parking on the Oxford campus. Regional campus students that want to park on the Oxford campus must purchase a yellow permit (for Ditmer and Millett lots) or a blue permit (for campus streets and parking lots for weekdays between seven a.m. and six p.m.). Faculty, staff, and students who work or attend classes on any campus are not considered visitors to the Oxford, Hamilton or Middletown campuses.
(C) Regional campuses violations
(1) All permits are issued with the understanding that permit holders will abide by the motor vehicle regulations of the university. The following is a list of violations and respective fines:
(a) Unregistered vehicle. Fine: ten dollars.
(b) Failure to display valid permit. Fine: fifteen dollars.
(c) Illegal parking in restricted area or on the grass. Fine: fifteen dollars.
(d) Blocking any access road. Fine: fifteen dollars.
(e) Parking in handicapped zone. Fine: one hundred dollars
(f) Exceeding twenty mph speed limit. Fine: thirty dollars.
(g) Hazardous operation. Fine: seventy-five dollars.
(h) Disregarding traffic control device. Fine: fifteen dollars.
(2) Repeated violations may subject the offender to immobilization of the vehicle and the loss of parking privileges on the campuses of Miami university. Fines must be paid within three working days of the issuance of the citation. All fines must be paid prior to release of an immobilized vehicle. Miami Hamilton-pay at the cashier's office in 102 Mosler hall. Miami Middletown-pay at the cashier's office in 114 Johnston hall.
(D) Appeals
Citations or penalties must be appealed in writing to the office of business services on the appropriate regional campus within three working days of the citation for consideration by the parking appeals board. All decisions of the parking appeals board are final.
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: 3339-18-06
Prior Effective Dates: 7/6/1990, 9/30/2001, 9/30/2003, 3/21/2005, 10/31/2006, 10/17/2007, 8/20/2008, 9/17/2010, 9/13/2012, 9/12/2013, 3/6/2015