New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter V - State University of New York › Subchapter C - Administration and Operation of State-operated Institutions of State University of New York › Article 3 - Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic and Parking › Part 577 - State University Of New York Health Science Center At Syracuse › Section 577.4 - Enforcement and penalties

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A
					 complaint regarding any violation of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, or any
					 traffic ordinance applicable on such premises shall be processed in accordance
					 with the requirements of applicable law. A violation of any section of the
					 Vehicle and Traffic Law shall be a misdemeanor or traffic infraction as
					 designated in such law, and shall be punishable as therein provided.
(b) Violations of campus vehicle registration
					 permit and university parking permit requirements shall be subject to a $15
					 penalty unless the vehicle is registered at the public safety office within
					 five calendar days of issuance of the ticket.
(c) Violations of parking regulations which
					 lead to a complaint issued by the public safety office are subject to fines of
					 $15. Second and any subsequent violations shall be subject to a $25
					 fine.
(d) Unpaid fines. The
					 university may withhold unpaid and unappealed fines from employees' paychecks
					 and/or revoke parking privileges. All unpaid and unappealed student parking
					 violations are entered on a delinquency list eight days after issuance. Grades,
					 transcripts, and permission to register in courses may be withheld until fines
					 are paid. All other violators may have parking privileges revoked. In cases of
					 a vehicle which is being ticketed and has outstanding fines, a vehicular wheel
					 immobilizer may be applied to render the vehicle inoperable. The wheel
					 immobilizer will not be removed until unpaid violations and a service charge in
					 an amount as determined by the chancellor or designee is paid.
(e) The chief administrative officer shall
					 designate a hearing officer or board not to exceed three persons to hear
					 complaints for violation of campus traffic and parking regulations enforceable
					 on campus. Such hearing officer or board shall not be bound by the rules of
					 evidence but may hear or receive any testimony or evidence directly relevant
					 and material to the issues presented. At the conclusion of the hearing or not
					 later than five days thereafter, such hearing officer or board shall file a
					 report. A notice of the decision shall be promptly transmitted to the violator.
					 The report shall include:
(1) the name and
					 address of the alleged violator;
(2) the time and place when the complaint was
					 issued;
(3) the campus rule
					 violated;
(4) a concise statement
					 of the facts established on the hearing based upon the testimony or other
					 evidence offered;
(5) the time and
					 place of the hearing;
(6) the name
					 of all witnesses;
(7) each
					 adjournment stating upon whose application and to what time and place it was
					 made;
(8) the decision (guilty or
					 not guilty) of the hearing officer or board.