Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-15 - Campus parking and traffic regulations › Part III - PARKING PERMITS › Section 504-15-650 - Parking fees and fines

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Schedules for
				parking fees, parking administrative fees, late payment fees, parking fines and
				sanctions, parking meter rates, prorate and refund schedules, and the effective
				date thereof are submitted to the president or their designee and to the board
				of regents for approval by motion, provided, however, that increases in fees
				and fines do not exceed limits established by the board of regents. Increases
				in fees and fines that do not exceed limits established by the board of regents
				are not submitted to the board of regents so long as the board of regents has
				delegated authority to the president or their designee to approve all such fees
				and fines. The schedules described above for all parking fees and fines are
				thereafter posted in the public area of the parking department office and
				posted on the parking department's web site.
(2) Before purchasing a permit, the balance
				of any fees and fines owed to the parking department must be paid in
				full.
(3) Payments. Parking fees
				and fines may be paid at the parking department by cash, check, approved
				payment card, or money order. A payroll deduction plan is available for
				eligible university employees and eligible graduate students.
(4) The annual fee for any shorter period
				relative to all permits is prorated according to the published
				schedule.
(5) The proper fee must
				be paid for all vehicles parked in parking meter spaces unless otherwise
				authorized.
(6) Staff members whose
				work schedules qualify them for nighttime differential pay may purchase a
				permit for one-half the regular fee. Verification is required.
(7) Refunds. Annual physical permits being
				relinquished must be returned to the parking department in person for a pro
				rata refund in accordance with university policy. Identifiable remnants of
				physical permits must be returned. In the case of annual virtual permits, the
				permit purchaser must notify the parking department in person or in writing
				that they want to relinquish the permit permissions for a pro rata refund in
				accordance with university policy. The balance of any fees and fines owed the
				parking department is deducted from any refund due. Refunds for temporary
				permits are not granted. Refunds for pretax payroll deductions cannot be
				granted pursuant to federal tax laws.
(8) The parking department makes a wide array
				of options available in advance to university departments for use by their
				visitors, guests, and employees for the purpose of conducting departmental
				business. However, when necessary, university departments that can establish in
				writing that a parking ticket issued by the parking department was received as
				a result of parking any vehicle for the purpose of conducting official state
				business, or while conducting official business with the university or an
				entity located at the university are assessed a parking fee assessment (PFA) in
				lieu of the parking fine. Such requests for PFAs are signed by a department
				fiscal custodian. A PFA consists of the maximum daily parking fee plus an
				additional administrative fee for failing to purchase and provide the necessary
				parking permit or fee in advance or at the time of parking. University
				departments are encouraged to avoid additional administrative fees associated
				with PFAs by purchasing and storing prepaid parking permits and by making them
				available as the department deems necessary. Nothing in this regulation allows
				a university employee to receive, or attempt to receive, any benefit associated
				with their personal expenses in violation of the State Ethics Act. All
				questionable employee conduct regarding the application of this section is
				reported to, and investigated by, the university internal auditor. This section
				applies only to parking tickets issued pursuant to this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  28B.30.150. 08-08-050, §
											504-15-650, filed 3/27/08,
					 effective 7/1/08; 02-14-071, §
											504-15-650, filed 6/28/02,
					 effective 7/29/02. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  28B.30.095, [28B.30].125, [28B.30].150.
					 01-13-102, §
											504-15-650, filed 6/20/01,
					 effective 7/21/01; 95-13-003, §
											504-15-650, filed 6/8/95,
					 effective 7/9/95. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  28B.30.125,
					 28B.30.150,
					 28B.10.560 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 90-11-078
					 (Order 90-1), §
											504-15-650, filed 5/16/90,
					 effective 7/1/90.