 Traffic
Regulations
Parking
Regulations
Appealing
a Citation
Appeal Form: Online
Motorist
Assistance
Shuttle
Services
Traffic Regulations
The operation of a motor vehicle on the DBU campus is a privilege granted by the University. Vehicle registration is limited to street-legal, insured vehicles. All individuals driving on DBU campus must hold the State of Texas minimum vehicle liability insurance. All faculty, staff, and students are required to register their vehicle(s) with the Department of Campus Security. It is the responsibility of the individual to keep his or her vehicle information updated. Operators driving non-registered vehicles must acquire a temporary parking hangtag from the Campus Security Department when using a vehicle other than the registered vehicle on campus. Temporary parking hangtags are valid for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days and may be renewed for additional thirty-day periods upon approval by the Director of Campus Security.
Failure to observe traffic signs and general driving regulations are cause for citation by a Campus Security Officer.
Parking Regulations
All persons who use university parking are required to register their vehicle(s) with the Department of Campus Security. University parking decals should be affixed to the lower left side of the rear windshield. Vehicles failing to display a decal can be cited, regardless of whether or not the vehicle has been registered with Campus Security. Enforcement of parking regulations begins on the first day of class. Securing a parking permit does not guarantee a parking place nor does the lack of parking space constitute valid justification for violating parking regulations.
Permits are issued to faculty, staff, commuter students, and apartment and dorm students. Commuter students are defined as those students who reside off campus, and dorm students are those students who live in the residence halls. Apartment students are those students who live in the Colonial Village Apartments and Williamsburg Townhomes. Certain parking lots are reserved for either faculty and staff or students only. [Top]
Visitor Parking • Visitors are allowed to park in any spaces that are not reserved (handicapped or otherwise noted). A visitor is someone who will be on campus for a short period of time and is not an employee or student of Dallas Baptist University. Visitor hangtags are available in the Campus Security Office.
Visitors to Colonial Village and the Williamsburg Townhomes must park in the lower lots or will be subject to citation. Students who receive visitors to campus may be responsible for any parking violation of their guest.
Handicapped Parking • In order to park in designated handicapped spaces, the vehicle must display a valid handicapped license plate or a temporary handicapped hang tag issued by a state or city government agency. Furthermore, a handicapped person must be the primary driver in order to park in handicapped parking. Parking in or blocking a handicapped space without having the proper plates or tags will result in a citation. Illness or temporary injury is not a valid reason to park in handicapped areas, without express permission and registration through the Department of Campus Security. Any handicapped hang tag is subject to review by the Department of Campus Security to ensure validity.
Vehicle Security •The Department of Campus Security strives to provide the best possible protection for vehicles parked on the DBU Campus. However, Dallas Baptist University is not responsible for missing or damaged property. When a vehicle is parked in any lot, all valuables should be locked in the trunk, and the vehicle should be secured at all times with the windows rolled to the top and the vehicle locked. [Top]
Parking Violation Plan • Parking violations and improper operation of a vehicle will subject the driver/owner of the vehicle to sanctions, including, but not limited to, a fine, booting, towing the vehicle, and/or loss of on-campus parking privileges. The student will receive a parking citation with assessed fine(s) on the first two offenses. The third violation will be accompanied by a vehicle immobilization boot. (Boot removal requires a $50.00 immediate fine payment in addition to the applicable fines.) The fourth violation will result in towing and impoundment of the driver/owner’s vehicle at the driver/owner’s expense, and possible suspension of the driver/owner’s on-campus parking privileges. Vehicles not in operating condition may not be left in disrepair for more than four days. Major automobile repairs may not be conducted on campus.
Vehicles with excessive mud falling from the vehicle to campus streets and parking areas may be subject to citation. Vehicles may not be washed on campus due to environmental concerns.
As a method of enforcement, vehicles may be towed and impounded at the expense of the driver/owner when the vehicles are found in unauthorized parking areas. Unauthorized parking areas include, but are not limited to, vehicles parked in fire lanes, unauthorized vehicles parked in restricted parking spaces, vehicles that are no longer operable, vehicles which are blocking entrances, exits, loading docks, or other vehicles, and vehicles parked in reserved parking, and vehicles preventing the effective operation of the University. The driver/owner will be responsible for the towing fee, boot immobilization fee, and any citation(s) he or she may receive. [Top]
Vehicle Parking
Vehicles parked along curbs or sidewalks may not be backed in. Vehicles parking in spaces other than along curbs or sidewalks may pull through, but not back in.
Appealing a
Citation
Any person receiving a citation from DBU's Campus Security Department may submit an appeal for the citation. Citation appeals must be submitted using the "Citation Appeal Form," available in the Campus Security Office or may be submitted online using the online appeal extention. Citation appeals must be fully completed and in legible writing in order for the appeal to be submitted to the Appeals committee. Appeals must be submitted within ten (10) business days of the citation date. Citations not appealed with ten (10) business days are considered final and will be posted to the appropriate account.
All persons receiving a parking permit are provided with a "Vehicle Parking Regulations and Registration" brochure, which includes all regulations and the parking registration form. Consequently, consideration of a citation appeal is generally limited to mitigating circumstances and not failure of the vehicle owner to know and/or understand parking regulations.
Citation appeals are reviewed by the Appeals committee within two (2) weeks of the appropriate appeal submission. Appeal decisions will be mailed to the address provided on the "Citation Appeal Form" within two (2) days of the committee's decision.
Please note that appeals are generally considered inappropriate when submitted for the following reasons (not all inclusive):
• Parked in a fire lane, or other restricted space, for only a few minutes.
• Parked in a fire lane, with emergency flashers operating.
• Inclement weather
• Late for class or meeting
• Preferred lot is full
• Another student, faculty member, or staff member indicated that parking is
permitted at a particular location
• Unaware of expiration of parking permit
• Unaware of allowable parking lots or allowable parking methods
• Previous observation of inappropriately parked vehicles in the same lot or method.
Motorist Assistance
The Department of Campus Security offers motorist assistance
if the vehicle is located on campus. Persons may contact the
Department of Campus Security Office located in LL01 of the Pilgrim Chapel 24 hours a day at 214.333.5305. [Top]
Shuttle Services
The Campus Security department provides a convenient and quick Patriot Shuttle Service in order to transport students from the lower areas of the campus to the upper areas and vice versa. The service operates continuously during the designated hours of operation. Shuttle services are provided 24 hours a day to aid disabled individuals and those individuals traveling to and from the lower lots.
Hours of shuttle operation:
Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Friday - 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday No Service
Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Officers also offer the services of an escort to and from a campus community member’s vehicle. Please contact the Department of Campus Security at 214.333.5305 for assistance.
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