WAC 132H-116-620   Fines, penalties and impounding.  (1) The current schedule and fines for parking and traffic violations shall be published by the college and made available for review in the public safety office.

     (2) An individual receiving a parking and traffic citation must pay all fines. Any person may file an appeal for any parking citation under Bellevue College policy and procedure 6200.

     (3) If any citation remains unpaid after the deadline issued on the citation or after any appeal, Bellevue College may take actions including, but not limited to:

     (a) Withhold degrees, transcripts, grades, refunds, and/or credits;

     (b) Block or delay registration for the following quarter;

     (c) Impound the violator's vehicle;

     (d) Deny future parking privileges, whether student or faculty/staff;

     (e) Refuse to issue keys to students, faculty or staff;

     (f) Send the account to collections.

     (4) In addition to imposing fines, the vice-president of administrative services and the director of public safety are authorized to impound, immobilize and take to such place for storage as the director of public safety selects, any vehicles parked on college property in violation of these regulations with the following stipulations and under Bellevue College policy and procedure 6200:

     (a) The expenses of such impounding, immobilization and storage shall be charged to the owner or operator of the vehicle and must be paid prior to the vehicle's release.

     (b) The college shall not be liable for loss or damage of any kind resulting from such impounding, immobilization or storage.

     (c) Impoundment of a vehicle does not remove the obligation for any fines associated with the violation.

     (5) An accumulation of traffic violations by a student will be cause for disciplinary action, and the vice-president of administrative services or his or her designee may initiate disciplinary proceedings against such students.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B-50.140 [28B.50.140]. 12-01-065, § 132H-116-620, filed 12/16/11, effective 1/16/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 04-01-046, § 132H-116-620, filed 12/11/03, effective 1/11/04. Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW and RCW 28B.50.140. 92-13-097 (Order 115, Resolution No. 206), § 132H-116-620, filed 6/17/92, effective 7/18/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 82-04-005 (Order 75, Resolution No. 143), § 132H-116-620, filed 1/21/82; 79-10-052 (Order 63, Resolution No. 120), § 132H-116-620, filed 9/17/79; Order 54, § 132H-116-620, filed 12/9/77; Order 43, § 132H-116-620, filed 8/10/76. Formerly WAC 132H-116-160.]