Parking Enforcement & Penalties

Parking Violations

• Parking policies are in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and can be enforced at all times.
• Parking fines are considered financial obligations due to the University. Parking fines must be paid through the University's online parking management system. Fines that are not paid within fifteen days are subject to inclusion in the next normal university billing to the person to whom the ticket was issued. Fines that are processed for inclusion in university billing will incur a $25 processing fee when added to the ticket receiver's account.
• The person under whose name a vehicle is registered is responsible for parking violations involving such vehicle, although another person may have been operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. Any related fines are the same responsibility and will be handled as outlined above.
• Parking is not permitted at any time in the following locations;
           - Small parking area immediately south of Warner Center (Gym Lot).
           - On Frank Parsons Way, unless otherwise signed or designated.
           - In the Service Tunnel at Elrod Commons
           - Any designated or restricted spaces, unless specifically noted on the signage for that specific space.

Violation list and fine schedule 

In order to maintain a fair and equitable campus parking experience and insure campus safety, Washington and Lee University has established the following parking violation list and schedule of fines:

Towing

Washington and Lee University reserves the right to have a vehicle removed (towed) from University owned/leased/controlled property at the vehicle owner's expense if deemed necessary.

The Department of Public Safety has no responsibility or obligation to contact the vehicle's owner/operator in advance of removing a vehicle.

Circumstances in which a vehicle is subject to towing include the following:

• Vehicle is not registered with the University
• Vehicle that is continuously found in violation of parking policies and has been issued a minimum of three or more parking violations within the past 365 days
• Vehicle is found displaying an altered/fraudulent permit
• Vehicle is blocking a dumpster, sidewalk, driveway, crosswalk, intersection, roadway, or is otherwise improperly parked or creating a traffic safety concern
• Vehicle is parked in a no parking zone, loading zone, or fire lane violation
• Vehicle is parked in a designated or reserved space, including handicapped spaces
• Vehicle has been determined to be abandoned, inoperable, or not displaying legal and valid state registration plates
• Vehicle is deemed to be creating a threat to the safety and security of the campus community (i.e. leaking fluids)
• Towed vehicles are removed from campus and moved to the property of the towing company. Any towing fees, storage, or other towing-related charges are payable directly to the towing company and are the responsibility of the vehicle owner.

Appeals

• Any person who has been issued a violation notice has the right to file an appeal within fifteen days of the issue date of the violation. After that time the right to appeal has been forfeited.
• All appeals must be filed through the University's online parking management system.
• Appeals will either be approved or denied. The appeal outcome notification will be delivered by email to the address provided by the appellant. After completion of an appeal, any outstanding fines will be handled as indicated in section ‘b' under the parking violations heading above.
• Appeals will only be considered if the violation was issued in error or if there were extreme mitigating circumstances that warranted the violation.