Parking & Transportation Services is authorized to remove impound and/or enter illegally parked motor vehicles on University property at the owners expense. This policy is to ensure that all parking patrons have equal access to the parking faciilities with the minimum amount of risk to their vehicles.

A vehicle may be towed under the following conditions:

• The vehicle constitutes a traffic or hazard.
• The vehicle is illegally parked in a disabled space, handicapped access space (striped spaces next to handicap spaces) reserved space.
• The amount for unpaid citations recorded for an individual exceeds $200.
• The vehicle displays an altered or counterfeit hangtag.
• The vehicle is abandoned or otherwise considered a derelict vehicle.
• Refusal to pay attendant.

A storage fee is accessed daily. Tow and storage fees are taxable.

VEHICLE RECOVERY

To recover a towed vehicle, the individual responsible must report it to the Parking & Transportations Services office Euclid Commons, Room 160 and make arrangements for the release of the vehicle.

Parking & Transportation Services requires that the following be met before a vehicle will be released:

• Payment of all parking fines
• Payment for all storage fees and towing charges (including 8% tax on towing charges and 8% tax on the total amount of storage fees)
• Possession of a valid driver's license

The Parking & Transportations Services staff is available to assist with a vehicle release:
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Vehicles can be retrieved from impoundment daily between the hours of:
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm

ABANDONED VEHICLES

A vehicle left unattended for more than 72 hours without a valid hangtag will be considered abandoned and impounded at the owner's expense. It is the owner's responsibility to contact Parking & Transportation Services if he/she knows the vehicle will be left unattended for more than 24 hours.