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PART 4:  FINES, SANCTIONS, AND APPEALS 

Parking Violations and Fines 

  1. Individuals purchasing a parking permit will be held responsible for any non-moving violations by any vehicle bearing that permit.
  2. Any vehicle not registered to a permit which receives a citation will be assigned to the employee or student listed as the registered owner or who has the same home address as the registered  owner with the Department of Motor Vehicles in their respective state.
  3. FINES ARE DUE UPON ISSUANCE OF VIOLATION.  FINES DOUBLE IF NOT PAID WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE DATE THE VIOLATION IS WRITTEN. (DAY ONE IS THE DATE THE VIOLATION IS WRITTEN)
  4. Fines are paid in person at the Parking Services Office in the General Services building or send to Parking Services at: University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2507 19th Ave., Kearney, NE 68849. Credit/debit card payments will be accepted at the Finance Office in Founder's Hall.

Schedule of Fines:

a.
 Expired Meter
$10.00
b.
 No Permit/Improper Display
$25.00
c.
 Reserved Area
$25.00
d.
 Unauthorized Area
$25.00
e.
 Loading Area
$15.00
f.
 No Parking Midnight to 6:00 a.m.
$15.00
g.
 Not in Marked Stall
$15.00
h.
 All Other Violations
$15.00
i.
 Yellow Zones
$50.00
j.
 Blocking Drive or Other Vehicle
$50.00
k.
 Parked on or Blocking Sidewalk
$25.00
l.
 Parked on Grass
$25.00
m.
 No Parking Anytime
$50.00
n.
 Fire Lane or Fire Hydrant
$50.00
o.
 Boot Fee
$50.00
p.
 Stolen/Forged/Altered Permit
$100.00
q.
 Handicap Stall
$100.00
r.
 Administrative Fee/Tow/Boot
$10.00
s.
 Storage Fee (per day after 48 hours)
$1.00
t.
 Large boot fee
$350.00
u.
 Small boot fee
$150.00

Parking Sanctions 

  1. Student’s delinquent in the payment of parking violations will have a hold placed on their university account which may prohibit them from receiving their grades, registering for classes, or receiving their diploma, etc. University employees and students with unpaid parking violations will not be allowed to purchase a parking permit.
  2. A person using a forged/altered parking permit, in possession of lost/stolen parking permit, or found to be a “habitual violator” may be denied permission to park or operate a motor vehicle on property owned or controlled by UNK.

Impoundment of Vehicles 

Police and Parking Services is authorized to remove and impound, at the owner’s expense, motor vehicles from University property under the following circumstances:

  1. When a vehicle is unattended or left under circumstances that indicate it has been abandoned (abandoned shall mean any vehicle left mechanically unsound, expired license plate or left without a permit for more than 24 hours).
  2. When a vehicle is parked illegally in a disabled space;
  3. When a vehicle is parked illegally in a University reserved space;
  4. When a vehicle displays a parking permit that has been reported lost or stolen;
  5. When a vehicle displays a forged or altered parking permit;
  6. When a vehicle is parked in a fire lane, fire hydrant, blocking a drive or sidewalk;
  7. When it is deemed necessary for the administration of university business, construction, snow emergency, special events, etc.
  8. When a vehicle is parked in an area designated NO PARKING MIDNIGHT TO 6:00 A.M., November 1stthrough April 1st.
  9. When a vehicle is determined to have four (4) or more unpaid parking violations against it.  Impounded vehicles will be held until all outstanding violations and charges have been taken care of (paid/appealed/coupon/void). All other charges are not subject to appeal.
  10. When a vehicle is left unattended in the same parking space in excess of 14 days.

Tow Charge:  The charge for tow and impoundment will be left up to the individual tow company.  Special equipment or circumstances may increase the charge.  A show-up fee will be charged and the individual tow company will set the amount. Tow charges are not subject to appeal. 

Boot Fee:  The charge for putting on a boot is $50.00.  If payment is not received within 48 hours, or the boot is tampered with the vehicle will be towed (See tow charge).  Not subject to appeal.

Administrative Fee: Administrative fee of $10.00 is charged when any vehicle is towed or booted. Not subject to appeal.

Storage Fee:  Any vehicle towed and impounded, will be charged a storage fee of $1.00 per day, if fees are not paid within 48 hours of impoundment by boot or tow.  Fee will originate from the original boot/tow date. Not subject to appeal.

Impoundment:  A vehicle is deemed to be impounded when Parking Services has initiated the towing process.  All fees associated with the tow will be assessed at this point.  Unauthorized removal of an impounded vehicle or its contents may be grounds for revocation of parking privileges and result in criminal charges to be filed.

All tows, boots and additional charges will be paid during business hours with cash only at the Parking Services Office or with debit/credit card at the Finance Office.  All additional fees (tow/boot and administrative) are not subject to appeal. 

Disposal of Vehicles:  Impounded vehicles not claimed by their owner within 60 days will be considered abandoned and will be disposed of as per provisions of state law.  Nebraska state statute 60-1903.

Coupons 

Upon purchasing a yearly permit 2 (two) coupons shall be issued for 2 (two) "No Permit" parking violations to be voided, per permit.  The vehicle the citation was issued to must be registered to the permit in order for the coupon to be used.  These violations must be brought to Parking Services within 14 (fourteen) calendar days of the date the violation was written.  Each ticket must also be for the area in which the permit was issued.

Appeal Procedure 

Employees students and visitors wishing to appeal a parking violation must file an appeal with Parking Services within 14 (fourteen) days from the date the violation was written. Parking appeals will not be accepted after the 14th (fourteenth) day.

Appeal forms may be obtained at the Police and Parking Services Office or by going to the web site at http://www.unk.edu/parkingappeal/ekmensel=c57dfa7b_721_723_28820_6. Student appeals will be forwarded to Student Court.  Employee and Guest appeals will be heard by the Parking Advisory Committee.

The decision of the Appeal Committee and Student Court are final.  Citations in appeal will not double until five days after notification of the appeal if it is past the original 14 day period. Paid citations are not eligible for appeal or reimbursement. Notification of the appeal will be made to your UNK e-mail when possible.

Comments and Concerns 

Comments, concerns, or complaints regarding the University parking program, rules and regulations should be addressed in writing to the University Parking Advisory Committee for their review at parking@unk.edu. The committee will review comments and a response will be provided to the sender when appropriate. The correspondence should be forwarded to Parking Services through campus mail.