N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 568.6

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 568.6 - Enforcement

(a) University police officers are authorized to issue uniform traffic tickets and campus summonses to any vehicle found in violation of traffic and parking regulations. Other designated enforcement officers may issue campus summonses.

(b) Enforcement procedures for parking violations are as follows:

(1) A complaint regarding any violation of a campus rule pursuant to parking shall be in writing, reciting the time and place of the violation and the title, number or substance of the applicable rule.

(2) The complaint must be subscribed by the officer witnessing the violation and attached to the vehicle involved.

(3) The complaint shall indicate the amount assessable for the violation and advise that if the person charged does not dispute the complaint, the fine may be paid at the university police administrative office within 14 days.

(4) The complaint shall state that a hearing may be requested within a period of 14 days after service of the charges by appearing in person at the office of the chief of police.

(5) The complaint shall recite that should the alleged violator fail to appear at the time fixed for the hearing or should no hearing be requested within a period of 14 days, the complaint is proved and shall warrant such action as may then be appropriate.

(c) The president of the college or his designee shall designate a hearing officer or board, not to exceed three persons, to hear complaints for violation of campus traffic and parking regulations enforceable on campus. Such hearing officer or board shall not be bound by the rules of evidence directly relevant and material to the issues presented.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing or not later than five days thereafter, such hearing officer or board shall file a report. A notice of the decision shall be promptly transmitted to the violator. The report shall include:

(1) the name and address of the alleged violator;

(2) the name, time and place when the complaint was issued;

(3) the campus rule violated;

(4) a concise statement of the facts established at the hearing;

(5) the time and place of the hearing;

(6) the names of all witnesses;

(7) each adjournment stating upon whose application and to what time and place it was made; and

(8) the decision valid, reduced or dismisssed of the hearing board.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 568.6