Registration Of Vehicles

(1) All vehicles operated by faculty, staff and students in connection with their employment or attendance at UTM must be registered with the UTM Department of Public Safety. This includes, but is not limited to, residents of Grove and University Courts Apartments who use UTM parking lots. For purposes of these regulations, a vehicle is operated by a faculty member, staff member, or student if the vehicle is being used to transport the faculty member, staff member, or student to/from the UTM campus. (2) Persons not affiliated with UTM who have a need to regularly park on the UTM campus may be issued special vehicle registration decals as needed. Those persons may park in parking spaces for the time identified or designated by the special parking permit. (3) Vehicle registration decals are issued at the time of student registration and must be properly displayed. (4) Faculty and staff vehicle registration decals and collection of associated fees will be conducted prior to the beginning of each Fall semester and will be valid for the entire academic year. Vehicle registration will not be completed until the previous year’s citations have been cleared. New employees will be required to pay the vehicle registration fee at the time of their employment to obtain a vehicle registration decal. (5) Student vehicle registration and collection of associated fees must be renewed at, or prior to, the beginning of each Fall semester and will be valid for the entire academic year. (6) Student vehicle registrations must be completed prior to the first day of classes. If a student enrolls after the first day of classes, then the student must complete his/her vehicle registration within two (2) business days of enrollment. If a student begins using a vehicle on campus subsequent to the date of his/her enrollment, then the student must complete his/her vehicle registration within two (2) business days of first using the vehicle on campus. (7) Generally, a student vehicle can only be registered in one (1) classification: commuter or non- commuter. However, students who meet certain requirements may register vehicles as staff. To register as a staff member the student must teach eight (8) semester hours or have a forty (40) hour work week specified on appointment papers. The registration of student vehicles as staff members will be by agreement between the appropriate department chairman or dean and the UTM Department of Public Safety. (8) UTM students, faculty, or staff with permanent disabilities and who possess a disability plate or placard issued by the State of Tennessee will be issued a vehicle registration decal at no charge. Students, faculty, or staff with temporary disabilities may apply for a temporary parking permit by submitting a written statement from a doctor to the UTM Department of Public Safety. (9) The registrant is responsible for his/her registered vehicle and all parking violation citations relating to the parking of the registered vehicle. If the person operating the registered vehicle is other than the registrant when a parking violation is committed, both the operator and the registrant may be cited for the parking violation. However, UTM will not collect multiple fines for a single violation. (10) The registrant is responsible for his/her UTM parking permit and all violation citations relating to the use of the registrant's parking permit, and is prohibited from sharing or otherwise permitting the parking permit to be used by other persons. If the person using a UTM parking permit when a violation is committed is other than the registrant to whom the parking permit was issued, both the person who committed the violation and the registrant may be cited. However, UTM will not collect multiple fines for a single violation. TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1720-05-06 (11) The owner of an unregistered vehicle is responsible for the unregistered vehicle and all parking violation citations relating to the parking of the vehicle. If the person operating an unregistered vehicle is other than the owner of the vehicle when a parking violation is committed, both the operator and the owner may be cited for the parking violation. However, UTM will not collect multiple fines for a single violation. (12) Expired vehicle registration decals must be removed so that only the current vehicle registration decals are displayed. (13) Only one (1) vehicle registration decal may be purchased by each staff/faculty member or student, unless it is a replacement vehicle registration decal. The vehicle registration decal may be transferred to another vehicle either permanently or temporarily.