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 572 - State University At Buffalo › Section 572.1 - Introduction

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
					 Education Law, section
					 360, State University of New York is
					 authorized to regulate traffic and parking at all State University of New York
					 at Buffalo (university) campuses. The university provides roads and parking
					 lots to facilitate university business. The university does not assume any
					 liability for damage to or loss of private vehicles, their occupants or
					 contents, to include any damage caused by moving or towing. Vehicles parked on
					 campus without campus registration, without university authorization, or in
					 violation of these regulations, is prohibited. Drivers who need vehicles on
					 campus to conduct university-related business may obtain parking permits at the
					 Office of Parking and Transportation Services (parking office). Persons who
					 drive vehicles on the various campus locations are subject at all times to the
					 motor vehicle laws of the State of New York, and to the ordinances of the City
					 of Buffalo and Town of Amherst where applicable. The operation of a motor
					 vehicle on the campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo is a
					 privilege granted by this institution. Serious or excessive traffic violations
					 may result in the loss of this privilege. Guests and visitors are also required
					 to display a permit or receipt when using parking facilities. Only faculty,
					 staff and students whose motor vehicle displays a valid permit are entitled to
					 use designated campus facilities. A complete list of campus rules and
					 regulations consistent with the Vehicle and Traffic Law relating to parking,
					 vehicular and pedestrian traffic and safety is on file with the Office of the
					 Secretary of State, the offices of the clerks of the Town of Amherst and City
					 of Buffalo, and in the campus parking office, and may be reviewed within the
					 normal business hours of these offices.
(1)
					 Responsibility. The owner and/or operator of a private vehicle on campus is
					 responsible for its operation and for any fines or charges incurred. By
					 registering a vehicle for campus parking, the registrant and/or owner agrees to
					 abide by all traffic and parking regulations. The assignee of a State-owned
					 vehicle is responsible for its operation and any fines incurred during the
					 period of assignment. The university assumes no responsibility for a vehicle or
					 its contents. This includes any damage caused by moving or towing.
(2) Temporary instruction. Occasionally,
					 special short-term conditions arise that may require suspending a portion of
					 these regulations, or may require additional temporary regulations and/or
					 instruction, including but not limited to commencement, sporting events,
					 conferences, concerts or emergency situations. The director of parking and
					 transportation services and/or the chief of university police is authorized by
					 the president of this university (or his designee) to take such temporary
					 actions as circumstances dictate.
(3) Registration. All faculty, staff,
					 students and authorized non-State employees are required to register their
					 motor vehicle annually in accordance with the procedures outlined
					 below.
(4) State vehicle
					 registration required. No vehicle may be operated or parked on the grounds of
					 the university without a valid State registration. The vehicle must be
					 registered in New York State or in some other state or jurisdiction that
					 qualifies it for legal operation in the State of New York.