Security

Carthage Motor Vehicle Registration and Use Policies 2007 - 2008

The regulations are based upon the principle that operating a motor vehicle on the Carthage Campus is a granted privilege provided by the College. The College has adopted the following regulations to assure safe, courteous and orderly vehicle operation and parking. It is the responsibility of all drivers to know and follow these regulations.

All employees and students, full and part time, are required to register their motor vehicle with the College and obtain a parking permit. This includes cars, trucks, motorcycles and motor scooters. Residential student permits are limited in number and are specific for a single lot. All permits remain the property of Carthage College and when asked, must be surrendered to the College. A parking permit becomes invalid when that student graduates, withdraws or changes residency status. Permits may not be transferred from student to student. Pro-rated rebates will be given for permits returned to the Business Office before the end of the academic year

Carthage College assumes no responsibility nor creates any liability, for the care and/or protection of any vehicle, or its contents, while on campus. The College assumes no responsibility for security of vehicles or their contents, while moving or parked in the areas subject to Carthage jurisdiction. All employees and students use parking facilities at their own risk.

Carthage students, faculty and staff are expected to abide the Motor Vehicle Registrations and Use Policies. Parking resources are finite and have been allocated towards maintaining an orderly community. Please make sure that you park only in locations that your permit allows. A reasonable distance walk may be required as the lots closest to the academic buildings fill up first.

Commuter Permits

All commuting student vehicles are required to have a sticker affixed to the lower drivers' side front windshield. Commuting student permits allow parking in designated commuter lots or commuter labeled spaces only. They are not valid for overnight parking. Overnight parking is defined as the time when the residence halls close to visitors (established visitation hours). Commuting permits are available, without charge. Commuting Permits may be obtained in the Security Office, the Business Office and the School of Professional Studies.

Residential Permits

Residential student permits allow for overnight parking but are restricted to a specific lot, designated on the permit. Residential permits must be affixed to the interior driver's side lower windshield. Permits must be visible to prevent ticketing or towing of the vehicle

Temporary Permits

Temporary permits are available for guests and resident students' vehicles for a short period of time. A resident student may register a vehicle for up to seven days in any academic term. Any student vehicle that will be on campus longer than seven days during any academic term must display a regular parking permit. Guests who have a vehicle on campus may register their vehicle for up to three days at a time, in accordance with the college's visitation policy. The Campus Security Office is open 24 hours; you must immediately register any vehicle you park on campus. Vehicles with an expired regular or temporary permit, or lacking any visible permit, are subject to tow without prior notice.

Auxiliary Housing (Lot S) Permits

All students who reside at the Best Western will be issued commuter student permits. All regulations for commuter parking are applicable to Best Western residents. Overnight parking for Best Western residents is limited to the designated Best Western lot. Students who reside in the 17th Street campus apartments may purchase a Lot S permit based on availability. Carthage will sell only the correct amount of permits to fill the apartment lot. Students who are unsuccessful in purchasing a Lot S permit may apply for a Lot V permit, based on their availability.

Any vehicle parked at one of these satellite campus housing facilities must display a valid parking permit for that specific lot. Vehicles may not be parked on the lawns of these facilities and local ordinances prohibit overnight street parking on 17th Street.

Prohibited Parking Locations Including Campus Drive

Any vehicle parked or driving on the campus grounds with any wheel off the roadways or parking lot may be ticketed or towed. The vehicle owner will also be liable for the damage to Carthage grounds and property. Student vehicles parked in faculty or staff spaces, visitor's lots, any service drive or loading dock, restricted spaces, fire lanes or on any campus drive may be ticketed or towed without prior notice. Allowing for unloading into the residence halls, residential students may park on the campus drive in front of Johnson, Denhart, South, Tarble Hall for a period not to exceed 15 minutes. You must keep your flashers and lights on during this unloading grace period. Student cars parked on the campus drive without their lights and flashers on, or for more than 15 minutes, may be ticketed or towed without warning. There is no parking allowed in the ring road of the Oaks Residence Villege.

Under no circumstances may students park on either side of campus drive in front of any academic building, the Todd Wehr Center, the Chapel, Hedberg Library, or the Tarble Athletic and Recreational Center. Students are also prohibited from parking in the Lentz Hall Visitors, (except for the two posted "15 minute only" spaces), Lentz Hall reserved spaces or the Lot I (TARC) Visitors lot. There is no grace period for parking in front of any academic building. Students are not permitted to park on the west side of campus drive at any time. Although not an exclusive list, students must be aware they may also not park in the following areas: the fire lane entrances to Lot J and South Hall the Oaks ring road, the service drives to Hedberg Library and the Todd Wehr Center or the TW Center loading dock. These drives are not unloading zones and may not be used as such. Student cars parked in these areas are subject to ticketing and towing without prior notice.

Major Violation Tickets and Towing

Residential students must park only in the lot designated by their permit. Commuting students must park only in lots or specific parking stalls designated for commuting student use. Parking in an unauthorized area or in a lot, for which their car is not permitted, may result in the immediate towing of the vehicle. Should the vehicle be towed to an off campus impoundment lot, the student will be required to pay the towing firm their normal rate and storage fees and receive a Major Violation ticket. Should the vehicle be towed to an on campus impound area, a major violation ticket will be issued. Major Violation tickets currently carry a $100.00 fine. Unauthorized parking in a disabled parking space or bus stop, or trespass parking (uninvited parking on campus without a permit) is also a violation of state and city codes. These vehicles may also be subject to ticketing and/or other actions by the Kenosha Police Department. Students needing to use labeled disabled spaces must display a valid disabled permit obtained from an appropriate State authority. Carthage does not have authority to grant valid disabled parking permits even of a temporary nature.

The regular fine structure is:

First Offense:	The Citation is considered a warning and carries no fine
Second Offense:	The citation carries a $20.00 fine
Third (and any future) Offense:	A Major Citation ticket is issued which carries a $100.00 fine and the vehicle may be towed with additional towing fees assessed.

Carthage reserves the right, based on the needs of the campus, the safety implications of the situation or the disruption of campus business to tow vehicles on the first offense and without warning as published in these policies.

Lost or Stolen Permit

Each student is responsible for his/her vehicle while on campus regardless of who is driving. Parking tickets will be issued and fines placed to the account of the registered permit owner. Should your permit be lost or stolen, report this to the Campus Security Office. Unless reported to the Campus Security Office, you will be responsible for all citation fines issued to your permit number.

Moving Violations and Ticket Appeals

Moving violations, such as failure to obey traffic signs, speeding, reckless driving, etc. are subject to fine ranging from $50.00 to $100.00. The speed limit throughout the entire campus is 15 miles per hour. The Associate Vice-President for Business and the Campus Security Director will determine the amount of the fine on a case-by-case basis. Ticket fines are regularly included on a student's master account with the College. You may appeal any ticket to the Campus Security Director. Ticket appeals must be received, in written form, within 72 hours of the citation issuance. You may also appeal a ticket online at http://www.carthage.edu/security/parkingappeal.html. Your appeal must contain the citation number and date of its issue.

Revocation of Permits

Carthage reserves the right to revoke the parking permit and/or refuse to issue any future parking permits to individuals who exhibit a history of repeated offenses, or endanger others, or damage College property, by the careless use of a motor vehicle. Carthage also reserves the right to refuse the issuance of a parking permit to any individual who does not obtain a permit in a timely fashion. A ticket/tow history indicating that a vehicle has been parked on campus multiple times without a permit will be sufficient to initiate disciplinary action towards the responsible vehicle user.

Designated Lots:

Lot J:	restricted to residential students with Lot J permits and designated staff
Lot I:	restricted to faculty / staff and non-student campus visitors. Commuting students may park in the staff spots from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM. Students may NOT park in the visitors' spaces at anytime.
Lot A:	restricted to residential students with Lot A permits and appropriate staff. Commuting students may only park in the spaces specifically labeled for commuter student use. The designated staff spaces may be used by commuters from 5:00 PM until the end of visitation hours. Spaces labeled for TARC staff are assigned to a specific individual and are reserved on a 24/7 basis.
Lot D:	restricted to staff and commuting students.
Lot C:	restricted to Lot C permit holders, commuting students, staff and non-student visitors.
Lot N:	restricted to staff, commuting students may use this lot from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Lot H:	restricted to staff and commuting students.
Lot E:	restricted to staff from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, commuting students may use this lot from 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Lot V:	restricted to Lot V permit holders, commuting students and guests attending events scheduled at the tennis stadium.
The 35th Street satellite facility is restricted to residential students with the appropriate permit. This satellite lot is designed for resident students who may need only occasional access to their vehicle. This lot provides a low cost method for a residential student to warehouse a vehicle near the campus.

Lentz Hall Visitors Spaces are restricted for use by business visitors and guests of the College. During the hours of 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, no student vehicles may use these spaces.