Parking Enforcement -- Parking Regulations, Part D (8)

All traffic and parking regulations are enforced 24 HOURS A DAY,

seven days a week, 52 weeks a year.

PART D – Procedures, Section 8 – Appeals

(a) The right to appeal a notice of parking violation shall be exercised in accordance with the following procedures.

(b) APPEALS PROCESS – Persons who wish to contest a violation of the University Parking Regulations may file a written appeal on the prescribed form with the Parking Enforcement Office at Main Campus or the Dispatch Center at the HSC. Appeals may also be filed online at www.parkingenforcement.utoledo.edu. Such appeal shall be filed not later than 30 calendar days from the date of the violation.

The Parking Appeals Officer will review the appeal, render a decision, notify the person appealing the ticket via mail of the decision, and report the findings to the Parking Enforcement Office for implementation. The decision may be to sustain the fine, reduce the amount of the fine, or to dismiss the violation. The decision of the Parking Appeals Officer shall be rendered within 30 days of the receipt of the appeal in the Parking Enforcement Office. This time limit may be extended if the Parking Appeals Officer is in the process of collecting evidence or information relative to the appeal, or on extended vacation or sick leave.

Persons not filing an appeal within 30 calendar days of the violation, or 20 calendar days of the date of the mailing of the first notice from the University, which ever is later, shall have waived the right to appeal.

Appeals may be filed after the period specified above only with the permission of the Parking Enforcement Manager, and provided good cause can be shown that any opportunity to appeal within the prescribed time limit was not available.

Persons who wish to appeal the decision of the Parking Appeals Officer may schedule an appointment to personally appeal the decision to the Parking Appeals Board.

The request for a personal appeal must be made within 7 days of the initial decision by the Parking Appeals Officer. The Parking Appeals Board may decide to sustain the original decision, reduce the amount of the fine, or dismiss the violation. This decision will be final.

DENIAL OF HAVING RECEIVED A TICKET IS NOT A VALID EXCUSE FOR NONPAYMENT/APPEAL OF THE TICKET.

(c) REFUND – Any person may pay a fine before filing an appeal and receive a refund of part or all of the fine if subsequently ordered by the Judicial Affairs Administrator.