Driving and Parking Information

Registration of vehicles
Life University provides parking for student cars that display a valid parking decal. Decals are issued at the registration processes. Decals are $20per quarter for the 1st vehicle and $5 per quarter for additional cars or motorcycles. Students must adhere the decal on the left side of the rear window on the outside the vehicle, or on the stationary portion of the fork on motorcycles. Convertibles or cars with louvers may place the decal on the left rear side window or on the front windshield. Decals must be present on the vehicles by Friday of the first week of class.

Passes for vehicles
All drivers must stop at the Police Department to obtain a temporary pass for any of the following reasons:

1. Driving an unregistered car on campus (Does not have a current University decal).
2. Spouse, significant other, acquaintance or patient drives a student owned car on campus. (Failure to obtain a temporary pass may subject the car to being ticketed.)

Handicapped parking
Life University honors handicap placards and plates from all states. It is our policy to ticket and impound vehicles occupying handicap parking spaces without displaying the proper placard or plate. Drivers who manifest a need for handicap parking can make application for such parking through the Police Department. Life University adheres to the requirements for handicap parking set forth in the Georgia Code section 40-6-222. So that we can access the number of spaces needed, and validate those placards and plates in use, it is a requirement that the users of handicap parking register with the Police Department. Upon registering, a special decal will be issued that must be affixed to the vehicle. Those who may develop a need for handicap parking after enrolling must submit an application for such parking through the Police Department.

Driving on campus
As students at a professional University, we expect each of you to set an example fitting your profession. The speed limit on campus is 10 MPH and will be strictly enforced. It is a violation of the student rules to commit the following acts while driving on campus: Failure to stop at a stop sign, failure to yield at yield signs, failing to yield to pedestrian, speeding over 10mph, weaving in and out of driving lanes, and driving against the established flow of traffic and committing reckless conduct with a vehicle.

Fines for moving violations are $35 and will increase with each subsequent occurrence, regardless of the quarter issued. Multiple violations will lead to a suspension of driving privileges on campus, and could lead to expulsion from Life University. All students and employee's driving on campus are required to have a valid driver's license and valid proof of insurance coverage in their possession.

Parking restrictions
Each parking lot has a sign indicating its intended use. Please check these signs for any restrictions, which may apply before parking. General student parking is in gravel lots, or identified by yellow parking lines in paved lots. Green lines identify upper quarter parking. All restricted parking is identified by white or blue parking lines.

Parking fines (tickets)
Tickets can be written for violations, which include but are not limited to:

1. Violation of a restricted parking area.
2. Parking in fire lanes or driveways, or blocking roads or dumpsters.
3. Taking more than one space or overextending lanes.
4. Parking on grass or in flowerbeds and other violations deemed inappropriate for the orderly parking of vehicles.
5. Not displaying a parking decal on the student vehicle.
6. Registering a vehicle after signing a waiver exempting the parking fee, or failing to remove student decals from a car after signing an exemption form.

Moving violations - fines
The fine for any moving violation is $35 without exception.

Parking ticket appeal process
Student tickets: The process for filing appeal is located on the back of the pink copy of your ticket. Parking Appeals for tickets received on campus are available through the Student Council Appeals Committee. Simply follow the procedure below. You must file your appeal within 7 school days of the date it is written in order for it to be considered.

1. Fill out an Appeals Form available at the Police Department.
2. Attach a photocopy of your ticket to the Appeals Form and drop ALL material at the Police Department.
3. Wait for the Appeals reply in the mail! (GOLD COPY) No appeal will be considered after that seven days. To Protect the integrity of the process, tickets being submitted are now subject to a bond of $10 which is lost if the ticket is upheld by the student appeals committee. Forfeited bond money will be billed to your account and put in the Student Activity Account.
   
   Before submitting a ticket for appeal, consider the reason that you are making it. Thoughtless or frivolous appeals now carry a penalty! For employees: Appeals are reviewed by the Police Department.

Special note: Tickets for violations, which constitute fraud, are not eligible for the Appeals Process. These can include, but are not limited to, giving false information on the vehicle registration form or obtaining a decal, which grants a higher level of parking privilege. Also, unidentified tickets which are written on any car and are identified upon impound of the vehicle are not eligible for the appeals process. The purpose of the appeals process is to give consideration to tickets on a timely basis.

Towing of vehicles
Vehicles may be towed for any of the following reasons:

1. Having any unpaid tickets on file, or upon the 3rd ticket issued in a single quarter.
2. Blocking roads, docks, dumpsters or driveways.
3. Parking in clinic or visitor spaces, or in handicap spaces.
4. Parking on grass or in landscaped areas (flowers, etc.).
5. Abandoned Vehicles: Police Officers will monitor such vehicles and tow vehicles once deemed abandoned.

Students needing to leave a vehicle in a parking lot for a specified time frame should obtain an identification pass for the dash that briefly describes the conditions under which the vehicle is left for the time frame. Passes are available from the Police Department.