Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6C1 - University of Florida › Chapter 6C1-3 - FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION › Section 6C1-3.015 - Finance and Administration; Traffic and Parking; Jurisdiction; Appeals

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The Alachua County Court has jurisdiction
				over all criminal traffic violations and all traffic infractions as defined in
				Chapter 316, F.S.
(2) The
				University Traffic Authority, which consists of the Student Traffic Court, the
				Staff and Faculty Traffic Authority, the University Hearing Authorities, and
				the Suspension Appeals Authority, as described in this rule, has jurisdiction
				over all violations of the University rules and regulations governing traffic,
				parking and vehicle registration on campus.
(3) No person who is delinquent in the
				payment of a penalty is permitted to register his/her vehicle for operation on
				the campus. No student who is delinquent in the payment of a penalty is
				permitted to register at a state university, to receive a degree, or to obtain
				an academic transcript during such delinquency.
(4) Citation Appeals Procedure:
(a) Persons who wish to appeal the citation
				of a parking violation must file a Statement of Appeal with Transportation and
				Parking Services within twenty (20) business days from the date of the
				citation. Failure to file an appeal within the twenty (20) business days of the
				date of the citation will result in the person's forfeiture of the right to
				appeal the citation. A Statement of Appeal shall include the appellant's name,
				mailing address, University identification number (if applicable) and citation
				number and should include all information concerning the circumstances of the
				cited offense as well as the basis claimed for requesting dismissal of the
				charges.
(b) An Administrative
				Hearing Officer who is a member of the Student Traffic Court (for students) or
				the Staff and Faculty Traffic Authority (for all faculty, staff or visitors)
				will adjudicate the initial appeal of a parking citation.
(c) If the initial ruling by the
				Administrative Hearing officer is unacceptable to the appellant, a second
				appeal may be requested before a University Hearing Authority. The statement of
				Appeal to a University Hearing Authority must be filed with Transportation and
				Parking Services within twenty (20) business days from the date of the decision
				of the Administrative Hearing Officer. Failure to file the appeal in a timely
				manner will result in the person's forfeiture of the right to appeal the
				citation to a University Hearing Authority. Transportation and Parking Services
				will place the Statement of Appeal on the agenda of the earliest possible
				scheduled meeting of a University Hearing Authority and shall give the
				appellant written notice of the date, time and location of the hearing at which
				the Authority will consider the case. During the course of the hearing by the
				Authority, the appellant shall have an opportunity to present evidence in
				support of the information contained in the Statement of Appeal. In order to
				request a hearing, the appellant will be required to pay his or her parking
				citation. This payment will be refunded to the individual if the University
				Hearing Authority rules in the appellant's favor.
(d) Requests for continuances of the
				scheduled hearing date are discouraged, but will be granted only once upon
				written notification to the Administrative Hearing Officer or chair of the
				assigned University Hearing Authority of extenuating circumstances justifying a
				continuance at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing time. Persons
				failing to obtain a continuance and who do not appear for their scheduled
				hearing will forfeit their right to a hearing and shall have their appeal
				adjudicated upon the record before the Authority.