Students, faculty, staff and contract employees who own, possess, or operate a vehicle on campus property are responsible for knowing the vehicle parking and traffic policies. With rare exceptions, parking violations are imposed against the vehicle rather than against the operator, and the owner of the vehicle in violation is responsible for payment of the fines. Moving violations are imposed against the operator of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
The office of Campus Safety & Security wants you to know
that registering your vehicle is very important. It is required, but most
importantly it gives us the information we need to contact you in the event
that your vehicle is involved in an emergency situation. I.E., your vehicle
is being broken into or someone hits the vehicle and flees the scene. It
helps us gather information faster in order to contact you sooner.
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All vehicles must be registered with the Department of Campus
Safety & Security within the first two days of the date the
vehicle is brought to campus. Employees need to register their
vehicle at the start of employment.
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Student vehicles must be registered each year, including off-campus
housed students & exempt students. The registration fee is
$40.00 per year. Student vehicles not registered are subject
to a $75.00 fine for each ticket.
Parking hang tags must be displayed on the rear view mirror at all times. Parking stickers must
be displayed in the front, upper left-hand-side window just below the sun tint when the vehicle is
on campus property. If a registered vehicle receives a ticket because the hang tag/sticker is not
displayed properly, the owner is fined.
All replacement tags/stickers (lost or stolen) cost $25.00. Protect your permit; lock your vehicle
at all times.
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Vehicles must be maintained in safe operating condition at
all times.
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Vehicles without valid license plates will be towed
away and stored at the owner's expense.
Parking on the grass is prohibited except during special events in designated areas.
Marked parking lanes must be observed in all lots.
Campus speed is 20 MPH.
No parking is permitted in any area designated by a yellow curb, no parking zone signs, fire
lanes, cross walks or sidewalks.
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No obstruction of any vehicle in any lot is permitted.
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Any vehicle that is found parked in and interfering with the
normal flow of traffic will be towed at the owner's expense.
When two inches or more of snow accumulate, parking on the main drive is permitted only
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. All vehicles must be moved after 5:00 p.m. to
allow for snow removal.
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Any accident occurring on the Earlham campus must be reported
to Campus Safety & Security immediately unless extenuating
circumstance exist.
Any driver who is involved in a hit and run accident on campus, or is involved in and cited for
reckless driving, will forfeit all of his/her campus driving privileges immediately for the rest of
the academic year. The driver will also be subject to state and local law enforcement.
Students are permitted to park in any of the lots designated as student parking.
Motorbikes and motorcycles are considered motor vehicles and all these rules apply to those
vehicles as well.
If you will be hosting a guest on campus, please stop by the Campus Security Office to pick up a
temporary guest/visitor parking pass at no charge. There is an officer on duty 24/7 who will be
able to assist you in obtaining one.
All motorized vehicles are allowed only on established campus roadways, specifically not on grass or sidewalks, except for the residence hall move-in/move-out days.
No overnight parking is permitted in those parking spots that are designated as timed parking
spots located in the Bundy/Barrett/Hoerner, South Runyan and/or West Runyan parking lots.
Only one ticket will be issued in a 24 hour period unless the vehicle has physically moved to
another location and has committed a second offense at which time a ticket will be issued
according to the new offense.
