1. The University has enacted the following traffic rules and regulations for the safety and security of the SMU community. They apply to all students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The parking rules, approved by the Vice President of Business and Finance, will be on file in the offices of Park ‘n Pony and the Police Department. The complete text of the regulations is also available on the SMU web site at smu.edu/parking/.

2. The objective is to obtain voluntary compliance with the regulations rather than to assess fines. Fines have been enacted to deter violations.

3. The plan provides parking spaces as conveniently as possible within the available limits. No one is guaranteed a parking space on campus.

4. Students, faculty and staff are expected to be familiar with and to abide by these regulations at all times and to advise visitors of them. The fact that a violation notice is not issued when a vehicle is illegally parked does not mean nor imply that the regulation or law is no longer in effect. The motor vehicle operator is responsible for being informed about the laws and regulations in force.

5. Persons with registered vehicles are responsible for any citations issued to their vehicles. Lack of convenient parking space is not justification for violation of parking rules. Any unregistered vehicles parked on campus by faculty, staff or students will be cited. Repeated violations (two or more) by unregistered vehicles can result in the vehicle being towed or mechanically immobilized (booted). Citations are not voided from an individuals parking record once paid. They accumulate during the academic year even after being resolved by payment. The moment the sixth citation is issued during the academic year, an individual will be designated a “Habitual Violator” for the remainder of the academic year. Habitual violators who illegally park on the campus will be subject to immobilization and tow.

6. All appropriate Texas criminal laws and motor vehicle laws, in addition to University regulations, are in effect on SMU property. University police officers and parking enforcement officers have jurisdiction to enforce regulations and the authority to remove or impound any vehicle operated or parked in violation of the regulations.

7. Throughout the year the campus hosts several major events that require reserved parking for the patrons. To facilitate reserved parking demands for event patrons, parking lots normally designated for student, staff, and faculty use may be closed. This will result in some inconvenience to the campus community but does not authorize drivers to park in violation of campus, state, or city ordinances. Vehicles remaining in affected areas may be towed at owner’s expense.

8. Questions regarding interpretation or classification of these regulations should be directed to the Park ‘n Pony Office during normal business hours at 214-768-7275 or via email at parking@smu.edu. (PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE POLICE DISPATCHER)

VEHICLES ON CAMPUS Motor vehicles parked at any time on University property or streets by students, faculty, or staff must display a current permit, which is obtained from the Park ‘n Pony Office. Permits must not be falsified, transferred to another person, forged, or altered.

STUDENT VEHICLES When a vehicle is parked on the campus, the parking permit will be displayed inside the front windshield, on the lower RIGHT hand side. Decals for motorcycles will be displayed on any conspicuous place.

FACULTY AND STAFF VEHICLES Motor vehicles parked on University property or streets by faculty or staff members must display a permit, which is obtained from the Park ‘n Pony Office in suite 101 of the Expressway Towers Building on the corner of North Central Expressway and SMU Boulevard. The permit will be displayed on the inside of the front windshield, on the lower RIGHT hand side. On motorcycles, the permit should be displayed in any conspicuous place.

VISITORS’ PARKING (Faculty, Staff & Students are NOT visitors) Visitors to SMU should be given parking guidance by person or organization inviting them to campus.

1. Visitors and guests of the University may park ONLY in “pay meter” spaces on Binkley Avenue and Moody Garage. The Binkley and Moody Garages offer “Park and Pay” stations.

2. Visitors parking in the Moody Garage will be required to pay a flat-rate fee of $5.00 to utilize the garage parking. The one-time $5.00 fee is good for the entire day. The pay station is located at the SMU Blvd Entrance and will accept coins, bills ($1.00 and $5.00 only), as well as major credit cards. Parking coupons may also be used at the Moody Garage station only. These coupons will be distributed to guest by selected hosts who receive them from the Park ‘n Pony Office. Visitors must display the receipt of payment on the dash board to avoid citation.

3. Visitors parking in Binkley garage must take ticket at entrance and place on dashboard. Payment is made upon exit at $1.00 dollar for every hour the vehicle is parked, not to exceed $12.00 dollars for the day. There is no overnight parking for visitors in the Binkley Garage without prior arrangements with the Park ‘n Pony Office (a permit will be issued instead of the daily rate coupon). Park ‘n Pony accepts cash or check only for non-SMU affiliates. The pay station located at both the Binkley and Ownby exits accepts coins, bills ($1.00, $5.00 and $10.00 bills only). Change is made in coin only. Will be accepting Mastercard and Visa in the near future. Faculty, staff, or students are NOT considered visitors and may not park in visitor’s parking spaces on Level 2 of the Binkley garage at any time.

4. Visitors can only park on campus during normal hours of operation (7 am - 12 midnight). If a vehicle needs to be left overnight or frequent visits are made to campus, call the Park ‘n Pony Office at 214-768-7275 for instructions.

6. Students are responsible for the actions of their guests on campus and should advise them as to the areas in which they are allowed to park. Guests should be directed to Park ‘n Pony.

7. SMU is not responsible for any damage that may occur to vehicles parked on campus or to vehicles entering or leaving SMU parking lots. Students are not allowed to use visitor parking on Level 2 of the Binkley Garage.

FLOOD WARNING Certain low-lying areas of the campus are prone to flooding in heavy rains. Concerns or questions about these areas should be addressed to Campus Planning and Plant Operations.

1. SMU provides spaces throughout the campus for the parking needs of persons with disabilities. The campus honors any government-issued disability designation visibly displayed. Requirements for authorization to park a vehicle in a “Disabled” space are a state “Disabled” license plate, a state “Disabled” decal, or any disabled designation issued by a government entity.

2. Guests to the campus, with proper state designation and with the disabled person in possession of the vehicle, may park in any legal parking space, including spaces designated for disabled parking. This does not apply to “RESERVED” disabled spaces. Permits or license plates denoting disability do not permit anyone to park in “Fire Lanes”, “No Parking” areas, or “Reserved” parking spaces. If there is a question regarding special parking needs, contact the Park ‘n Pony Office at 214-768-7275. An SMU Permit or a paid receipt is required for all parking spaces.

3. SMU has provisions to issue a temporary disabled permit. Temporary disabled permits may be issued with written authorization from a physician. This issuance is done at the Park ‘n Pony office. Temporary permits may be issued for a maximum of six (6) weeks. This provision will enable an individual to obtain a State temporary permit if the disability is expected to continue longer.

4. Persons with “Disabled” permits must pay to park in SMU-operated (private property) metered parking spaces.

5. An unauthorized vehicle in a space reserved for disabled persons will be cited and towed at the expense of the owner/operator.

6. Spaces designated for disabled persons may be used only by vehicles displaying an appropriate permit. The regulation applies AT ALL TIMES (24 hours a day, seven days a week). Vehicles improperly parked in such spaces will be towed away. A $300 FINE WILL BE CHARGED FOR EACH VIOLATION. THIS WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE TOWING/BOOT CHARGE AND IMPOUNDMENT FEES.

NOTE: Article 6675a.5e.1, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes:

Section 10. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is neither temporarily or permanently disabled nor transporting a temporarily or permanently disabled person and parks a vehicle with such special device or displaying a disabled person identification card in a parking space or parking area designated specifically for the disabled by a political subdivision or by a person who owns or controls private property used for parking for which a political subdivision has provided for the application of this section under Subsection (c) of Section 6A of this Act.

Section 11. Presumption. In a prosecution of an offense under Section 10 of this Act, it is presumed that the registered owner of the motor vehicle that is the subject of the prosecution is the person who parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.

1. RESIDENT PERMITS: Persons who reside in campus housing (residence halls, sororities and fraternities, SMU apartments) are authorized to park in the resident areas indicated on the map and designated “All University Permit” (AUP) areas. Avoid RLSH staff spaces.

2. FALL PERMIT: Specifically for those students who will graduate at the end of the Fall Term, or for students who are in the “Evening Studies” program. Residents graduating in the fall should purchase a full year permit.

3. COMMUTERS: These students are authorized to park in AUP designated areas. This includes the Commuter Lot, Airline Garage, Meadows Garage, the Moody Garage and the Binkley Garage. Students are not allowed to park in visitor and Faculty/Staff spaces within these locations.

4. FACULTY AND STAFF: Employees are authorized to park in designated F/S areas on the map, including parking garages and all university permit areas. It is not permitted to purchase a F/S permit for use by students. Faculty and staff should avoid spaces designated for visitors in the garages. Letter designated lots are by assignment only.

5. LAW PERMITS: This permit authorizes parking in the Law Garage, Airline Garage, Meadows Garage, the Moody Garage, Binkley Garage and AUP areas.

6. SERVICE AND DELIVERY VEHICLES: These vehicles are issued temporary permits for loading, unloading and SMU vehicles (service and delivery, contractors, special guests, trustee parking, visitors, etc.) and must be displayed on the rear view mirror.

7. TEMPORARY: This is a short term permit issued for a specific date and location.

8. VISITOR PERMITS: Used to designate visitors on campus.

9. EMERITUS PERMIT: Designates individuals who have retired from SMU. It allows them to park in any All University Permit area or any open faculty, staff or resident lot. Available through the Retired Faculty Association and the Retired Staff Association or the Park ‘n Pony office at Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

10. CONTRACTOR PERMITS: Contact Park ‘n Pony Office.

1. Student

2. Summer (May - August) - $50

3. Faculty/Staff - $26.00 a month

4. Temporary permit - $40 monthly; $10 weekly; $2.50 daily

1. A fine of $25 will be charged for all minor violations.

2. The fine for a moving violation is $50.

3. Violation of parking in a space designated for the disabled without visible authorization or blocking a ramp for the disabled will result in a $300 fine. In addition, the vehicle will be towed away at the owner’s expense.

4. A person is designated a “Habitual Violator” after six citations are issued. A person designated a “Chronic Violator” (10 or more citations) will face double the fees, per offense.

5. Fire lane and fire hydrant violations are $150.00 each.

1. The maximum permissible speed on campus streets is 20 MPH. The speed limit in all parking lots is 5 MPH.

2. Vehicles must stop for pedestrians at all intersections and in marked crosswalks on campus. Pedestrians always have the right of way in any situation.

3. A motor vehicle shall not be operated while any person is sitting on, holding onto, or otherwise positioned on the outside of the vehicle, except pick-up trucks, in which passengers may be seated in the truck bed if the passenger is not in violation of minimum age as defined by state law.

4. Special circumstances (loading/ unloading) vehicles will be considered. However prior permission must be obtained. A maximum of twenty (20) minutes parking will be granted in these instances. The vehicle involved in loading or unloading must be parked in a legal parking space and must be moved immediately upon completion of the loading or unloading operation. The procedure does not convey the right to park in a FIRE LANE, a space designated for a DISABLED person, a NO PARKING ZONE, or a RESERVED space.

5. It shall be a violation for any person to drive by, through, beyond, or move a barricade, a road block, or parking cone that is officially erected on the campus.

6. Parking in a fire lane.* ($150 fine)

7. Blocking a driveway.* ($30 fine)

8. Double parking.* ($30 fine)

9. Parking in a space designated for persons with disabilities.* ($300 fine)

10. Parking in a crosswalk or yellow-painted NO PARKING zone. (Please note, activating the emergency flashers on your vehicle will NOT exempt you from being cited while parking in a NO PARKING zone. Vehicles parked for ANY length of time even with emergency flashers on are subject to being cited and towed by police!)

11. Moving traffic violations (includes driving motorcycles and mopeds on sidewalks)* ($50 fine)

12. Failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian.

13. Overtime parking (this includes areas controlled by parking meters).

14. Parking in an unauthorized area, no permit or incorrect permit, and spaces designated “VISITOR.” Students are not considered visitors at any time.

15. Parking outside the defined limits of a parking space (taking two spaces).

16. Parking on sidewalks or grass, mall, or lawn.

17. Parking a trailer or boat on campus without permission.

18. Failure to properly display a parking permit.

19. Improper use of a University police citation.

20. Bicycle violations (e.g., blocking ramps for the disabled, handrails, chained to trees or lamp posts).*

21. Parking in a “Reserved” parking space or area.*

22. Vehicle impoundment* ($25 per day storage fee)

23. No valid decal. ($25 fine)

1. Parking is regulated by posted signs and curb markings, which take precedence over colored map indications.

2. Commuters may not park in areas reserved for campus residents, visitor areas, faculty, staff and law designated areas.

3. Limited-time parking areas (i.e. 30-minute) may be used by visitors, students, faculty and staff.

4. Spaces provided for disabled persons are indicated by posted signs.

5. In the event of conflict between traffic signs and the painted regulations, the signs will govern.

1. Citations will be issued by the University Police or Parking Enforcement officials for violation of traffic or parking regulations.

2. A sixth traffic citation will result not only in a fine but also in the individual being designated a habitual violator.

3. Securing a parking permit using fraudulent registration information or displaying a fictitious permit will result in the revocation of parking privileges and referral to the University Conduct Officer for further action. NOTE: Students who fraudulently register the vehicles of another will lose their parking privileges on the campus for the remainder of the academic year. Students should also be reminded that ANY citations received by others who have a registration permit in the registrant’s name will be charged to the registrant’s account.

4. Improperly parked vehicles that interfere with usual staff functions, such as maintenance, delivery, emergency vehicles, etc. will be towed. Vehicles that damage lawns or other landscape will be towed.

5. In situations where the violation warrants, a vehicle either may be towed or immobilized by the use of a mechanical “boot.” If the “boot” is used, the violator must not under any circumstances try to move the vehicle. Any attempt to move the vehicle will result in damage to the locking device and/or the vehicle. SMU IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE THAT IS MOVED WHILE SECURED BY A “BOOT”. ANY DAMAGE TO THE “BOOT” WILL BE CHARGED TO THE VEHICLE OWNER.

1. Motorcycles may be driven only on the streets and driveways of the campus and are explicitly prohibited from sidewalks, lawns, flower beds and shrubbery, inside of buildings except garages, and areas where they are prohibited by posted signs.

2. Motorcycles may be parked in any area authorized for automobiles.

3. With the exception of the front pad of Patterson Hall, motorcycles may not be parked in fire lanes, inside any building except garages, on sidewalks or lawns, in driveways or loading zones, within 10 feet of any building wall, in bicycle parking areas or where official signs prohibit.

4. No more than one passenger may be transported on a motorcycle.

1. As a deterrent to theft and to aid in prompt identification of a lost or stolen bicycle, the SMU Police Department will provide a FREE registration decal to an owner supplying the serial number or identification number of the bicycle. Registration of bicycles is mandatory.

2. A bicycle may not be ridden, parked or stored on any campus lawn or other areas where pedestrians may walk. Pedestrians have the right-of-way on all sidewalks. Bicycles are not permitted where official signs prohibit parking or riding.

3. The operator of a bicycle must give the right of way to pedestrians at all times.

4. Bicycles may not be secured to any tree, shrub, or plant, including average step railings, or any structure NOT designated as a bicycle rack or locking facility. An exception is a chain-link fence.

5. Bicycles may not be left unattended on any sidewalk, street, driveway, loading zone, fire lane, building, porch or patio, or pedestrian mall.

6. Violations of these regulations will result in the removal of the bicycle by the SMU Police Department; the owner may retrieve it after showing proper identification.

7. All violations of campus bicycle regulations are considered minor traffic violations and fines will be assessed accordingly.

8. State law requires bicycle riders to obey all traffic control devices, stop signs, etc.

9. Special bicycle lockers located near residence hall areas are available through Residence Life and Student Housing for a small fee per semester.

1. A citation may be appealed by going online to the Park ‘n Pony website within 15 days of the citation date (smu.edu/parking/resolve.asp). Please do not call the police department.

2. Decisions made by the Appeals Review Board are based on current published parking regulations. All Appeals Review Board decisions are final.

3. Individuals who desire to question the current parking regulations may submit recommendations for changes to the Park ‘n Pony Office.

1. Upon issuance of six parking and/or traffic citations, an individual will be automatically designated as a “habitual violator”. Habitual violators may continue to park on campus as long as the vehicle is in an appropriate and legal space. However, subsequent violations will subject the violator to a fine and vehicle immobilization (booted).

2. If a vehicle owned or operated by a habitual violator is illegally parked anywhere on campus, that vehicle will be immobilized. Towing may be necessary in certain circumstances. All tow fees apply to the owner/operator.

3. The fines for all Chronic Violators is doubles per offense plus the boot fee.

5. Subsequent violation of parking regulations will result in the student being referred to the Dean of Student Life for action.