Traffic and Parking Violations

Motor vehicle registrants are responsible for all non-moving violations.  Motor vehicle operators are responsible for moving violations.  Traffic citations will be issued for violation of College traffic regulations as listed below:

1. Blocking Fire Lane or Fire Hydrants ($50) - Parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle in a designated fire lane for any reason.  Fire lanes shall not be used to load or unload people or property. 

*It is absolutely mandatory to leave fire lanes open. Areas behind Davis Hall and Mayne Hall, as well as around ALL campus buildings and ALL streets, alleys, paved lanes, etc., which an emergency vehicle might use to reach a building or campus area, are considered fire lanes.

2. Reckless Operation ($75) - Driving in such a manner that causes risk of harm to drivers, pedestrians, passengers, or causes risk of harm to property.

3. Fictitious Registration ($50) - Altering a decal in a manner that makes it appear the vehicle is properly registered to park on campus, or transferring a decal to a vehicle without registering it with the Otterbein College Security Department.

4. Driving or Parking on Grass or Sidewalk ($25 and damage costs) - While operating any motorized vehicle.

5. Parked in Handicapped Zones ($100 plus tow)

6. Failure to Register ($50) - All students, faculty, and staff must properly register their vehicles to park on campus. First and subsequent violation fines are charged at the same rate.

7. Parking in Zones Other than Those Specified by Registration ($25) - Parking in any space, parking lot, or area not specifically identified as a proper parking space or area, and parking with disregard to areas permitted by decal registration.

8. Parking with Disregard to Painted Lines ($25) - Parking over, across, or outside of specifically painted parking spaces, or areas that are X-ed, or diagonally painted.

9. Failure to Properly Display Decal ($15) - Placing decal or permit anywhere on vehicle other than those specified in Section E of the Campus Life Handbook.

All offenses are subject to the fines indicated. All traffic citations will be forwarded to the Business Office for collection and/or inclusion on student fees.

Appeals

Anyone who wishes to appaerl any violation must appear within three working days of issuance at the Otterbein College Security Department. between 8:30 a.m. and noon or 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, to request a hearing before the Traffic Council.

Chronic Offenders

Barring an appeal (see above), a vehicle cited for the fifth time during the same academic year for any violation will be placed on a tow list.  If no appeal is made within three working days, the vehicle will be subject to impound.  A sixth citation shall result in the loss of parking privileges for the remainder of the academic year.  Barring an appeal, a portion of the decal must be provided to the Otterbein College Security Department within three working days of receiving the sixth citation.  Following the sixth citation, the vehicle will be subject to citation and tow, at the owner's expense, should the vehicle be parked on campus again during the academic year in which the violations were received.

Vehicle Tow

All tows will be authorized by the Otterbein College Security Department and a tow report will be filed.  Vehicles may be towed for reasons other than Chronic Offender.  This includes, but is not limited to: emergency situations, blocking other vehicles, creating a safety hazard, or any other situation determined necessary.