A. Police Officers of the Alamo Colleges are commissioned by the Governing Board of Trustees and licensed by the state of Texas as peace officers. The officers are vested with all the power, privileges, and immunities of peace officers in the enforcement of state and federal statutes and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Trustees of the Alamo Colleges.
B. Nothing in these regulations is intended to limit or restrict the authority of the Alamo Colleges to promulgate and enforce appropriate rules and regulations for the orderly conduct of the District in carrying out its purposes and objectives or the right of separate jurisdiction relating to the conduct of its students and personnel.
C. The criminal laws of the United States, the state of Texas, and the general policies of the Alamo Colleges are hereby declared to be in full force and effect on all campuses and property of the District.
D. The operation of a motor vehicle or bicycle on the property of the Alamo Colleges is a privilege granted by the District and is not an inherent right of any employee, student, or visitor. All employees or students who have vehicles in their possession, or control for use, or operation, who park on the property of the District must purchase and properly display a Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal.
PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAG OR DECAL DOES NOT GUARANTEE A PLACE TO PARK ON ALAMO COLLEGES PROPERTY.
E. Campus parking Enforcement personnel as may be designated by the Administration are empowered by the Board of Trustees to issue District Administrative citations for violations of the District Traffic/Parking Rules and Regulations. Campus Parking Enforcement personnel may be full-time, part-time, work-study or student assistant personnel employed by the Alamo Colleges Police Department. Only peace officers (Police Officers) can issue citations that can be processed through the courts.
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Campus is defined and understood to include all property at St. Philip's College and Southwest Campus, San Antonio College, Palo Alto College, Northwest Vista College, Northeast Lakeview College, Central Texas Technology Center, Westside Education Training Center, District Administration offices, and any properties leased or rented by the District.
Motor vehicle is understood to include automobiles, trucks, scooters, motorcycles and motorbikes.
Driver is every person who drives, operates or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
Student is every person duly registered, enrolled and attending classes offered by the Alamo Colleges.
Employee is every person permanently or temporarily employed by the Alamo Colleges, regardless of whether the person is employed with salary or without salary; to include those persons who perform a service to the Campus.
Pedestrian means any person afoot.
Registered Owner is defined as the person who registers with the Alamo Colleges in order to obtain a Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal or with the state in which licensing of the vehicle was issued.
Visitors are those individuals who conduct business with or who render a service to the Alamo Community College District and who are not otherwise eligible for parking privileges. Students and employees are prohibited from parking in visitor spaces at any Alamo Colleges property . Visiting students and employees to the District Administration Office and the Community and Education Service Center may park in visitor spaces.
Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal may be of any design or configuration as designated and must be displayed in a manner as prescribed by the Alamo Colleges.
Persons who have purchased an Alamo Colleges Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal for the current year or persons authorized to conduct business on Alamo Colleges properties may obtain temporary Vehicle Registration Tags without cost from the Alamo Colleges Police Department Offices for a period not to exceed two weeks. Temporary tags requested for a period of time longer than two weeks requires Administration or Police Department approval. Temporary Vehicle Registration Tags will be issued to CE students registered in a course lasting forty contact hours, or less. All GED, E.S.L. and J.T.P.A. students will be issued the CE Temporary Registration Tags regardless of contact hours or course time span.
Police Citation shall be described as a notice of violation issued for violation of the Texas Transportation Code and and shall be issued only by Alamo Colleges Police Officers.
Administration Citation shall be described as a notice of violations issued for violation of the Parking and Traffic Rules and Regulations of the Alamo Colleges. Those persons, as designated by the administration, may issue this citation.
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A. Pursuant to the authority granted by Penal Code Act 2.12 Sections 51.201 et seq., 54.005, 54.503, 65.31, and 71.01 et seq. of Title 3 of the Texas Education Code, the Board of Trustees of the Alamo Colleges has promulgated parking rules and regulations to regulate and control parking and traffic and the use of parking facilities, to provide for the issuance of motor vehicle identification and insignia (Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal), and to provide for jurisdiction over offenses.
B. These regulations and procedures are applicable to any person on the properties of the Alamo Colleges. These rules and regulations are supplementary to the statues of the state of Texas.
C. The Alamo Colleges is not responsible for fire, theft, damage to, or loss of any vehicles parked or operated on Alamo Colleges properties.
D. The Alamo Colleges reserves the right, under the provisions of Article 6687-9, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes and Section 51.202, Texas Education Code, to impound, or cause to be impounded, any vehicle found in violation of the Texas Transportation Code or Parking and Traffic Rules and Regulations of the Alamo Colleges.
E. The District shall not, nor shall any of its employees, be liable or assume any responsibility for the loss or damage suffered because of such impoundment or relocation of a vehicle.
F. When any person is charged with having stopped, parked and left standing a vehicle on properties of Alamo Colleges, in violation of any provisions of the Alamo Colleges Traffic Rules and Regulations, proof that said vehicle on the date and time of the offense was bearing a valid Alamo Colleges Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal shall constitute evidence that said vehicle was then and there stopped, parked and left standing be the holder of the Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal. However, if the vehicle does not bear a valid Alamo Colleges Vehicle registration Tag/Decal, proof that said vehicle on the date and time of the offense alleged, was owned by an individual is evidence that said vehicle was then and there stopped, parked and left standing by said individual.
G. On special occasions and in emergencies, the Chief of Public Safety, or his/her designated representative, may impose temporary parking and traffic control restrictions. These temporary restrictions shall have all the force of other written regulation and shall be subject to the same penalties.
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A. Only motor vehicles with a valid Alamo Colleges Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal properly displayed may park on campus. Visitors to the campus are exempt from this requirement.
B. To obtain an Alamo Colleges Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal, a person must be in possession of a valid campus identification card and driver's license. Vehicle registration Tags/Decals may be purchased from the business offices at any college campus.
(1) Employees may purchase One (1) Decal/Tag at any of the Bursar's offices.
** Exemptions may be authorized through the president's office.
a. Make, Year, Model, Body Style, License Plate Number and state of registration must be placed on the Vehicle Registration Form for all vehicles that will be using the Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal.
C. Vehicle Registration Tags/Decals are valid from September 1 through August 31 of the following year. The fee charged for a registration Tag/Decal
is prorated according to the registration period of the academic year. The fee for a vehicle registration Tag/Decal is as follows:
Fall Semester (12 months) $50.00
Spring Semester (8 months) $30.00
Summer Sessions (4 months) $18.00
Replacement Tag/Decal (lost or stolen) $10.00
Vehicle Registration fees may be modified by the Chancellor.
D. Vehicle Registration is not a refundable item even though the student or employee is not enrolled or employed for the remainder of the academic year.
E. A Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal will not be replaced, without fee, if lost or stolen. It is the responsibility of each person to safeguard their Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal.
F. A Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal will not be sold or issued to any person who has unpaid Alamo Colleges parking or traffic violations.
G. The Vehicle Registration holder is responsible for all parking violations issued against any vehicle displaying a Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal registered in their name, regardless of operator and violations incurred.
H. A Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal will not be honored unless it is properly displayed and plainly visible from the outside. Hang tags will be hung from the rear view mirror with registration number visible from the front of he vehicle. Vehicle decals must be completely affixed to the inside of the front windshield in the lower left side on the driver's side of the vehicle. Motorcycle decals will be affixed to one of the front struts.
I. Students and Employees of the Alamo Colleges will be required to display their County Tax Assessor Collector issued disabled parking placard behind the Alamo Colleges vehicle registration tag/decal or have disabled license plates appropriately displayed in order to park in spaces designated for persons with disabilities.
J. Temporary Vehicle Registration Tags/Decals may be issued to visiting lecturers, sales and service representatives and temporary employees for a period not to exceed fourteen calendar days. Exceptions are made for unusual circumstances and the issuing of temporary Vehicle Registration Tags/Decals for an extended period of time is at the discretion of the Chief of Police or his/her designated representative. There is no fee for a temporary Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal
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A. The purpose of these regulations is to provide for the safety and welfare of students, employees and visitors and to provide for the control of traffic and parking.
B. If any part of these parking and traffic regulations is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions which can be given effect without the invalid provision, and to this end the provisions of these regulations are declared to be severable.
C. It shall be a violation to commit any act prohibited by these regulations or to fail to do any act required by these regulations.
001. Vehicles operated or parked on the campus must comply with all state laws, and the Parking and Traffic Rules and Regulations of the Alamo Colleges.
002. The speed limit on all parking lots, streets, alleyways, and thoroughfares owned by the Alamo Colleges will be ten (10) miles per hour, unless otherwise posted.
003. The operation of a vehicle shall be restricted to the campus drives, streets and parking lot.
004. No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of anyone with the authority to direct, control and regulate traffic.
005. The driver of any vehicle involved in a collision shall immediately stop at the scene of such accident or collision, and by the quickest means of communication report such accident or collision to the Alamo Colleges Police Department.
006. All vehicles are required to stop completely at each STOP sign, and then proceed cautiously without creating a hazard to vehicles not required to stop.
007. No operator of a vehicle shall drive beyond a barricaded area, or where prohibited by temporary or permanent signs and no operator or person shall remove such barricade or sign.
008. No driver or operator of any vehicle shall back any vehicle into an intersection or back upon any shoulder or any traffic lane.
009. No person in control or possession of a motor vehicle shall bring the same to a sudden start or stop in a parking lot or street, or accelerate or race the motor so as to cause a loud noise in a manner calculated to disturb the person or persons present.
010. Every motor vehicle operated on a campus must be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise.
011. No person in control or possession of a motor vehicle equipped with audio equipment shall play such devices to the extent that such sounds are disruptive to the environment of the campus.
012. Bicycles shall not be operated on pedestrian walkways or sidewalks, except for Police Bike Patrol. Operation of bicycles is regulated by Texas Transportation Code.
013. The operator of a vehicle shall yield right-of-way to pedestrians in crosswalks.
014. Pedestrians shall cross streets at designated marked pedestrian crosswalks.
015. Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway (VCS 6701d, Art IX, Sec. 78a.)
016. Pedestrians shall not leave the curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
017. All vehicles parked upon the campus shall properly display a current Alamo Colleges Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal.
018. Reserved parking spaces are provided for individuals with restricted physical handicaps and administrators. Special Vehicle Registration Tags/Decals are issued to identify these individuals. Parking in a reserved parking space, by persons other than designated, is prohibited.
019. No person in control or possession of a motor vehicle shall park in any parking lot other than as designated by the Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal on their vehicle. Employees from the District Administration Office shall park in Faculty/Staff lot when visiting other campuses.
020. Parking is restricted to white lined parking spaces. Parking entirely within the marked boundaries of the parking space is required at all times. The fact that other vehicles are parked improperly shall not constitute an excuse for parking with any part of the vehicle extended beyond the marked boundaries of the parking space.
021. No vehicle may be parked in any area which has not been marked or designated as a parking space.
022. Vehicles shall not park in a manner that obstructs walkways, sidewalks, driveways, ramps, loading zones or marked crosswalks. Parking is not allowed where prohibited by signs, red curbs or other markings on streets or parking lots.
023. It is prohibited to park, or let stand, a motor vehicle in a loading zone or service drive unless actually loading or unloading material or equipment. If the time for loading or unloading exceeds more than thirty (30) minutes, the Alamo Colleges Police Department must be notified of the extended parking requirements.
024. No person shall park, or let stand, a motor vehicle on a campus for more than 48 hours without prior authorization. Vehicles found in violation may be considered abandoned and removed as provided in Article 6687-9, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes and Section 51. 202,Texas Education Code.
025. No person may throw or deposit any trash, litter or other waste on any parking lot, street or sidewalk.
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A. The Alamo Colleges reserves the right to enforce traffic rules and regulations:
1. Through the impoundment of vehicles in violation of Texas State Statutes and the Parking and Traffic Rules and Regulations of the Alamo Colleges.
2. By suspension of driving privileges on campus, revocation of Vehicle Registrations, or denial to procure a Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal.
3. By requiring either the vehicle owner or the person whose Vehicle Registration Tag/Decal is displayed on the vehicle to be liable for administrative fees imposed.
4. By barring the readmission to the college and withholding the grades, degrees, refunds and official transcripts of any student for non-payment of outstanding administrative fees.
5. By disciplinary action against employees or students who fail to abide by these regulations or failure to pay outstanding administrative fees.
B. Parking reinstatement fees and/or fines are assessed for each Parking Violation Notice. The fee/fine is $16 if paid within ten (10) school/work days from the date the Violation Notice was issued. If not paid within ten (10) days, the fee will automatically increase to $21 if paid from the eleventh (11) school/work days to twenty (20) school/work days from the date the Violation Notice was issued. If not paid within twenty (20) days, the fee will automatically increase to $27.
C. Fees/Fines may be paid at the Bursar's Office by presenting the Violation Notice(s) for payment or mailed to the Bursar's office.
D. It shall not be a defense to a violation of these Rules and Regulations that a citation was removed from a vehicle after said citation had been placed on the vehicle.
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Parking Violation Notices (campus citations) may be appealed within ten (10) working/school days from date of the citation by filing a "Citation Appeal From" with the Alamo Colleges Police Department campus office. The appeal will be forwarded to the respective campus appeals comittee. The individual is responsible for contacting the Alamo Colleges Police Department office to inquire on status of appealed citation.
Each campus within the Alamo Colleges shall be responsible for implementing and maintaining a Parking and Traffic Appeals Committee to afford Due Process for any person receiving a Parking Violation Notice (campus citation), which procedure shall be in printed form and be made available to all Employees and Students at their campus.
THE DECISION OF THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING APPEALS COMMITTEE SHALL BE FINAL.
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Towing, will be used for unauthorized parking in handicapped slots, blocking of another vehicle in parking lot, and blocking driveways.
For information on the location of your towed vehicle, contact the Alamo Colleges Police Department office at your designated location.
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