N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 584.1

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

Section 584.1 - Introduction

(a)General.

Pursuant to Education Law, section 360, State University of New York is authorized to regulate traffic and parking on all Stony Brook campuses. The State University of New York at Stony Brook University provides roads and parking lots to make university business easier to conduct. The university does not assume any liability for damage to or loss of private vehicles, their occupants or contents. Parking of vehicles on campus without campus registration, without permission from the university, or in violation of these regulations, is not allowed. Drivers who need vehicles on campus to conduct university-related business may obtain parking permits at the student accounts/parking services office. Temporary permits are governed by the regulations stated on the permits.

(1) Responsibility. The owner and/or operator of a private vehicle for use on campus is responsible for its operation and for any fines or charges incurred. By registering a vehicle for campus privileges, the registrant and/or owner agree to abide by all traffic and parking regulations. The assignee of a State-owned vehicle is responsible for its operation and any fines incurred during the period of assignment.

(2) Temporary instruction. Occasionally, special short-term conditions arise that may require suspending a portion of these regulations, or may require additional temporary regulations and/or instruction, including but not limited to commencement, sports events, conferences, concerts or emergency situations. The chief of police is authorized by the president of this university to take such temporary actions as circumstances dictate.

(3) Registration.

(i) Faculty, staff, students and authorized non-state employees may register a car for campus use in accordance with the procedures outlined below.

(ii) An owner/operator may not register more than four vehicles for on campus use.

(b)Eligibility.

An owner/operator with an unpaid fine or towing fee may not register a motor vehicle for on-campus parking until the indebtedness is satisfied.

(1) Resident students. Resident students, except freshmen and sophomores, may register their motor vehicles for the residence lots. Since residential parking is limited, eligibility does not guarantee that a permit will be issued. Permits are made available in the following order: graduate students - professional school students - seniors - juniors. Registration schedules will be announced by the student accounts/parking services office. Issuance of a permit does not guarantee a parking space. Each driver shall park in a legal space.

(2) Commuter students. Commuter students may register their motor vehicles for the commuter lots. All commuting students must park in one of the designated commuter lots. Campus bus service is available on frequent schedules.

(3) Faculty and staff. Faculty and staff may register their motor vehicles for the faculty/staff lots. Since faculty/staff parking is limited, eligibility does not guarantee a parking space. Registered faculty and staff members may park in any faculty/staff lot.

(4) Others. Visitors to the university may operate and park properly campus-registered motor vehicles on campus subject to these regulations. When a motor vehicle is on campus, it must be parked in areas designed for visitor use by the parking permit. Parking spaces on campus are severely limited. Visitors should park in the peripheral lots or parking garages, except as provided in sections 584.2(b)(1) and 584.3 of this Part. Changes, when required, will be announced by the office of the Senior Vice President for Administration.

(5) Definitions.

(i) The term motor vehicle, refers to any motor-driven vehicle, such as an automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorbike, minibike, motor scooter or moped (cf. Vehicle and Traffic Law, article 1, section 125).

(ii) The term faculty-staff applies only to the following:

(a) employees on State payroll at the university; or

(b) employees on research foundation payroll at the university; or

(c) non-student employees of the related corporations/organizations listed in university Policy 101. (See http://ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/vpadmin/policy/policies.shtml?ID=101).

(iii) Eligibility shall be validated by exhibiting the appropriate identification card which shall be confirmed by the university's database.

(c)Administration.

(1) General. Five groups are involved in parking management: the committee on parking policy (which makes policy recommendations to the Senior Vice President for Administration for regulations of motor vehicles on the campus); the university police department (which enforces these regulations); Department of Transportation and Parking Services (DOPTS) (which operates the bus service, parking lots and garages); bursar/student accounts/parking services (which issue parking permits, bill and collect fines and accepts written appeals) and the traffic appeals board (which may provide judicial relief from the consequences of enforcement actions).

(2) Committee on parking policy. The committee on parking policy ("CPP") develops and recommends policies for the management of the parking resources on the campus. The chair is named by the Senior Vice President for Administration.

(3) Traffic appeals board. The traffic appeals board ("TAB") is a quasi-judicial body. Members of the TAB are nominated by the vice-president for facilities and campus services and appointed by the president. TAB shall be composed of two members and a chair named by the Senior Vice President for Administration. Where requested, the TAB reviews decisions of the traffic appeals hearing officers and adjudicates other matters relating to parking as necessary. The decision of the TAB is final.

(4) University police department. The university police department shall enforce these regulations, the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, and such other laws and regulations as may apply. (Cf. section 355[2][m] and section 360[4] of the Education Law). Parking service attendants may enforce all campus parking regulations. Individuals authorized by the chief of police may issue summonses to vehicles found parked in violation of these regulations.

(5) Department of transportation and parking operations. The department of transportation and parking operations is responsible for administration of parking garages and lots.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 584.1

Amended, New York State Register May 28, 2014/Volume XXXVI, Issue 21, eff. 5/28/2014

Amended New York State Register March 16, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11, eff. 3/16/2016