I. Registration of Motor Vehicles

A.) All students, faculty, and staff who wish to park a motor vehicle on University property are required to have a valid
current parking permit.

B.) All parking permits shall be obtained and used in accordance with the regulations prescribed.

C.) The parking permits must be affixed to the lower left outside rear window, driver’s side of standard automobiles. For convertibles, and trucks — apply to outside front windshield, lower right-hand corner, passenger’s side. The parking permit must be affixed to the vehicle within 24 hours after being issued and shall be kept and displayed upon the motor vehicle for which it is issued at all times. Unless the parking permit is attached, the vehicle shall not be considered a registered vehicle.

D.) When a Vehicle has been registered and another vehicle is acquired, the new vehicle must be promptly registered. The old permit must be returned to Parking and Transportation.

E.) A replacement fee of $10 is charged for replacement permits.

F.) Student parking permits shall be issued for each Fall, Winter and Summer. Faculty and staff parking permits shall be issued on an annual basis. Parking permits shall expire at the conclusion of the term thereof or when a student withdraws from school or an employee ceases to serve the University, whichever shall come first.

G.) Student parking permits shall be obtained at the Cashier’s Office, 285 Millennium Student Center.

II. Parking Permits

A.) No motor vehicle may be parked on University property unless a parking permit for parking on such area has been obtained and is properly displayed on the motor vehicle.

B.) A parking permit shall be defined as a privilege purchased by the driver to park a vehicle in designated parking areas during certain hours on a space available basis, and not a contract between the University and permittee providing space in any designated parking area.

C.) All students, faculty and staff who require handicap parking must be issued permission for such a permit through University Health Services located in the Millennium Student Center. The permission slips must be presented to the Cashier’s Office to purchase a handicap permit. Faculty/staff permission slips are sent to the Parking and Transportation Office, 7700 Florissant Road, by University Health Services. Upon completion of an online registration from the applicant and the permission slip, a handicap permit will be issued. This permit must be displayed on the vehicle along with a State issued placard.

D.) The right is reserved at any time to revoke any parking permit, or to reassign any registered vehicle to another
parking area, or to alter the hours and days of restricted permit parking on any parking area.

E.) Residential lots and University Meadows require a special permit.

F.) Students, faculty, and staff who have permits but are unable to use the car on which the permit is affixed may apply for a temporary parking permit at the Parking and Transportation Office.

G.) Alumni parking permits allow alumni to park anywhere on campus except Handicap spaces, Service Vehicle spaces or a non-designated area unless they are a currently enrolled student or an employee. Current students must purchase a student parking permit. Employees must obtain a faculty/staff permit.

III. Operating Regulations

A.) Motor vehicles shall be operated on University property with the highest degree of care.

B.) No motor vehicle shall be driven on University property in a careless or reckless manner.

C.) No motor vehicle shall be driven in the opposite direction from that designated on University property marked for one-way traffic.

D.) Motor vehicles and bicycles being operated on University property must comply with all signs regulating traffic and
parking as well as all Missouri statute traffic regulations.

E.) Motor vehicles shall come to a complete stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.

IV. Parking Regulations

A.) No motor vehicle shall:

1.) Be parked on University property not designated for parking purposes.

2.) Be parked in any driveway or walkway of University property so as to hamper or impede the free use of the driveway or walkway.

3.) Be parked so as to use more than one parking space.

4.) Be parked in a parking area other than that for which
the vehicle is authorized.

5.) Be parked in a loading zone.

6.) Be parked failing to display a parking permit as instructed in Section I (C).

B.) Visitors may park only in areas designated for their use.

C.) Students, faculty, and staff may park only in areas designated for their use.

D.) Optometry patients may park in Optometry Patient parking only. Students, faculty, staff who are optometry patients are not entitled to park in patient parking. They are required to park in their appropriate areas.

E.) Motorcycles will be parked in areas designated solely for that purpose.

F.) Bicycles are required to park in areas designated solely for that purpose.

G.) Head-in parking is required for all vehicles being parked on the campus.

H.) All vehicles, whether registered with the University or not, which belong to the immediate family of a UM-St. Louis faculty or staff member or to a student will be considered the responsibility of the faculty or staff member or the student. All parking violations charged against such a vehicle will be charged to the faculty or staff member or to the student.

I.) Carpool parking permits may be obtained by registering all autos involved at the Cashier’s Office, paying a maximum registration fee. Carpool permits are assigned to park in regular student parking.

J.) If a person is a member of a carpool, one parking permit is used for all vehicles in the carpool. The permit admits only one carpool vehicle on the campus at a time. It is the responsibility of the person who is bringing the carpool vehicle on campus to see that the parking permit is properly displayed on that vehicle. If it is not, the daily parking fee is paid. If another person in the carpool wished to bring an additional vehicle on campus, that person must pay the daily parking fee at the Parking and Transportation Department.

V. Daily Parking Regulations

Students, faculty, and staff who have not obtained a parking permit must pay the daily parking fee at the University Parking and Transportation Department to obtain a daily parking permit. Daily parking fee – $10.00.

VI. Disciplinary Fines — and Actions

The following fines for violating the traffic regulations are hereby established:

A.) A fine of $50 is assessed for failure to obtain a parking permit as required in Section I.

B.) A fine of $25 is assessed for improper parking as defined in Section IV.

C.) A fine of $25 is assessed for failure to display a parking permit as defined in Section I (C).

D.) All fines for Missouri Statute violations are assessed by the St. Louis County Circuit Court.

E.) A fine of $50 is assessed for improper use of handicapped parking.

F.) A fine of $25 is assessed for overtime parking at the parking meters.

G.) Counterfeiting, altering or defacing a parking permit or displaying a counterfeit, altered or defaced parking permit shall result in a fine of $250.00 and a referral for disciplinary action.

VII. Notice of Traffic Violation and Payment Fine

A.) Notice of traffic violations shall be given in the following manner:

A.) The original notice of the traffic violation is affixed to the vehicle or issued to the person.

B.) Payment of the fine shall be made in the following manner:

1.) Anyone who receives a parking violation must (a) report to the Cashier’s Office to pay the fee or; (b) appeal the traffic violation. (See Section VIII.)

2.) Failure to do either will result (a) in forfeiture of the right to appeal; and (b) a hold being placed on the student’s records. This latter named action will preclude re-enrollment and issuance of transcripts and diplomas. This hold can be removed only by payment of the fine due, and the payment of any fine by a student shall not relieve the student from other disciplinary actions as may be provided in these regulations.

3.) In the case of faculty and staff who receive a parking violation and who fail to pay the fine or file an appeal (See Section VIII), the amount of the fine will be deducted from their pay.

VIII. Appeal of Assessment for Violation

A.) Students desiring to appeal the assessment of a violation shall:

1.) Report to the Parking and Transporation Department and file a written appeal within two calendar weeks from the date of the University Statement sent to the student.

2.) The right of appeal shall be forfeited two calendar weeks following the date of the University Statement.

3.) A student who files a written appeal shall have the appeal heard by the appeals committee, established as provided by the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The recommendation of the appeals committee shall be final.

B.) Faculty desiring to appeal the assessment of a violation shall:

1.) Report to the Parking and Transporation Department and file a written appeal with two calendar weeks from the date of the University Statement sent to the faculty member.

2.) The right of appeal shall be forfeited two calendar weeks following the date of the University Statement.

3.) Review shall be by the appeals committee. The decision of the appeals committee shall be final. If it is decided that a traffic violation fine should be paid, the faculty member should arrange to pay the fine at the Cashier’s Office within two calendar weeks from the date of the notification of the appeals committee’s decision. Failure to make payment will lead to a payroll deduction.

C.) Staff desiring to appeal the assessment of a violation shall:

1.) Report to the Parking and Transporation Department and file a written appeal within two calendar weeks from the date of the University Statement sent to the staff member.

2.) The right of appeal shall be forfeited two calendar weeks following the date of the University Statement.

3.) Review shall be by the appeals committee. The decision of the appeals committee shall be final. If it is decided that a traffic violation fine should be paid, the staff member should arrange to pay the fine at the Cashier’s Office within two calendar weeks from the date of the notification of the appeals committee decision. Failure to make payment will lead to a payroll deduction.

IX. General Provisions

A.) The UM-St. Louis Police Department is authorized to impound and remove or have removed any motor vehicle illegally or improperly parked on the property of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. All towing and storage charges occasioned on account of the impounding of the motor vehicle shall be paid by the owner or operator of the vehicle.

B.) The Parking and Transportation Department, upon direction of the chancellor or vice chancellor for Administrative Services of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, may temporarily change the qualifications for parking on any parking area and prescribe the temporary qualifications thereof.

C.) Students must park their vehicles in their appropriate area whenever the University offices are open (e.g. Semester breaks, spring vacation), even though classes are not in session. After 5:00 p.m. on Friday and on weekends or holidays, students may park in the most convenient space, with the exception of handicapped parking areas and loading zones.

D.) Friends or relatives driving a student’s vehicle on campus are not entitled to park in Visitor’s Lots. They are required to follow student parking regulations.

E.) Faculty, staff, and students may only bring one vehicle on campus at any one time.

F.) The University reserves the right to change fees, traffic rules and regulations at any time without prior notification.

G.) Permission for Handicapped Parking for faculty, staff, and students shall be obtained through the University
Health Services.

H.) During normal working hours the University provides limited emergency vehicle service, at no charge, to vehicles
on Campus except for fuel. Any person requiring such service (due to dead battery, empty fuel tank, flat tire, etc.) should phone the University Police for assistance.

X. Parking Fees

A.) See the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Parking and Transportation web page or contact Parking and Transporation at 7700 Florissant Road

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