N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 581.1

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

Section 581.1 - Introduction

(a) General. The following regulations are promulgated pursuant to the State University Trustees' resolution 72-186, adopted August 17, 1972. The State University of New York College at Old Westbury provides facilities for vehicles for the sole purpose of conducting college business. The method of registering vehicles and the regulations governing their use on campus are stated below. The college assumes no liability for damage or loss to private vehicles, their occupants or contents while on college property. Parking and use of vehicles on campus without registration or permission from the college or in violation of this Part is prohibited. Drivers who require vehicles on campus in order to conduct business related to the college may obtain temporary permits enabling them to drive or park on campus, at the University Police Department. Temporary permits are governed by the regulations stated on the permits as well as those stated below.

(1) Driver responsibility. The person registering a private vehicle for use on campus is responsible for its operation, for payment of the applicable registration fee, and for any fines incurred during or doe to its presence on campus. The assignee of a State-owned vehicle is responsible for its operation and for any fines incurred during the period of assignment. By registering a vehicle for campus privileges, a person agrees to abide by traffic and parking regulations in force during such registration.

(2) Temporary instruction. Occasionally, special short-term conditions arise that may require suspending a portion of this Part or may require additional, temporary regulations and/or instructions. The Chief of University Police is authorized by the president to take such of these temporary actions as circumstances may dictate.

(3) Definition. The term motor vehicle as used in this part refers to every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(b) Administration

(1) General. The trustees' resolution on traffic and parking adopted August 17, 1972 requires that campus rules and regulations on parking be approved by the college council and also approved by the Trustees of the State University. Upon approval, the University Police Department has the responsibility of enforcing this Part.

(2) The University Police Department is charged with developing and recommending policies for the management of the parking resources on the campus within the context of the total college community. The University Police Department annually submits a report to the president embodying any recommendation for policy change. The report does not have the force of regulation until it is in the form of our motor vehicle regulations for a given year.

(3) Traffic appeals

(i) A traffic appeals officer is appointed by the president.

(ii) The traffic appeals officer interprets the college motor vehicle regulations in those cases where clarification is required. The appeals officer shall make the determination on an appeal.

(iii) The traffic appeals officer is not mandated to consider the validity or wisdom of any of the campus motor vehicle regulations; these functions are the responsibility of the University Police Department. Suggestions or comments for the University Police Department may be forwarded to the Chief of University Police.

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(4) University Police Department. The role of the University Police Department is primarily that of enforcement, except as otherwise specifically noted in this Part.

(c) Veterans. Any veteran, as defined in section 360 of the New York State Education Law in attendance as a student at the State University College at Old Westbury shall be exempt from parking fees upon submission by the veteran of a written request for exemption together with a written certification by the veteran that such veteran was honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from such service.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 581.1

Amended New York State Register September 30, 2020/Volume XLII, Issue 39, eff. 9/30/2020