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Registration
- Faculty and staff must register all vehicles parked on campus and pay the appropriate registration fee.
- Students must register all vehicles parked on campus and must pay the Transportation Access Fee as provided in paragraph below.
- The owner's current state vehicle registration will be requested at the time of registration.
- A parking decal will be issued upon payment of the appropriate fee and presentation of the current valid vehicle registration to the Office of Traffic and Parking Department. The issuance of a decal does not guarantee a parking space.
- All vehicles parked on campus must be registered with the Office of Traffic and Parking and must display a valid decal that is properly affixed to the vehicle.
- Each individual to whom a decal is issued is responsible for any infraction caused by or citation issued to any vehicle bearing that individual’s decal.
- The registered owner of a non-University vehicle shall be responsible for all non-campus parking violations involving that vehicle.
- Palm Beach Community College-South Campus students who reside in FAU apartments or residence halls must register all vehicles at the FAU Office of Traffic and Parking and pay the Transportation Access Fee.
Fees
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Student Transportation Access Fee
- All students are required to pay a Transportation Access Fee at the time of registration to be paid along with their tuition. THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE. A parking decal will be issued to each registered student. The amount of the fee is as follows:
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Semester
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Amount
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Fall 2007
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$60.00
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Spring 2008
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$60.00
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Summer A,B or C 2008
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$25.00
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- All Lifelong Learning Society students are required to pay a Transportation Access Fee at the time of Lifelong Learning registration to be paid along with tuition. THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE. A parking decal will be issued to each registered student. The amount of the fee is as follows:
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Semester
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Amount
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Fall/Winter 2007
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$14.00
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Spring 2008
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$12.00
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Registration Fees for Employees and Others
- Parking decals will be issued to staff/faculty and other persons upon payment of the applicable fee:
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Classification
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Cost
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Assigned Spaces
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$600
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Controlled Access Lot
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$240
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Card Access Lot
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$240
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Faculty
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$126
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AMP and SP Staff - (Pay Grades 21 and higher)
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$126
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SP Staff - (Pay Grades 16 - 20)
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$92
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SP (Pay Grade 15 and below) and Temporary Staff
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$55
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All Adjuncts (Regardless of FTE)
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$66
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Vendors
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$150
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- All employees, except student OPS employees, are authorized to elect to pay for decals via payroll deduction. The maximum number of payroll deductions shall not exceed six (6).
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Registration Fee Reductions - The following registration fee reductions are authorized to be used in combination with other reductions, but do not apply to temporary parking permits:
- Fee for employees whose total appointment is halftime or less are one-half of the regular registration fees. A statement, signed by the employee's immediate supervisor, indicating the employee's total appointment, is required to qualify an employee for a reduced fee under this provision. This reduction is not available to adjunct professors.
- Fees for a second or subsequent faculty or staff vehicle are one-half of the regular registration fee.
- Fees for employees whose employment contracts begin after January 1 and before July 30 are one-half of the regular registration fee.
- Employee/Student Classification - Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants are classified as students for the purposes of this rule. Full time OPS employees are considered staff for purposes of this rule, even if they are registered for classes. Part-time (less than 40 hours per week) OPS employees who are registered for classes are considered students for purposes of this rule.
- Continuing Education/Open University Students - Open University & Continuing Education students must display a valid parking permit authorized by the Office of Traffic and Parking at all times while parked on all FAU campuses including the Commercial Boulevard campus. Open University & Continuing Education Students registering for courses seven (7) weeks or greater in duration are required to pay the Transportation Access Fee. Open University & Continuing Education students registering for courses that are less than (7) weeks in duration, are not required to pay the Transportation Access Fee, but are required to display a parking hangtag. Such students may obtain hangtags from the Open University & Continuing Education office. The office of Open University & Continuing Education will pay a fee of $2 per hangtag to the Office of Traffic and Parking prior to the issuance of the hangtags.
- Palm Beach Community College – South Campus students who reside in FAU apartments or residence halls must register all vehicles at the FAU Office of Traffic and Parking and pay the appropriate registration fee.
- Outside Contractors- An outside contractor or an employee of an outside contractor working on an FAU campus, such as a cafeteria, bookstore, bank, copy services, mail center, health services or maintenance worker, is considered to be a staff employee for purposes of this rule. However, if any such person is also a full-time registered student, the student category is applicable to such person.
- Volunteers - When requested by a department within the University, an invited guest lecturer or any person who teaches without remuneration or any volunteer who provides services to the University will be issued appropriate parking decals or permits free of charge as long as appropriate documentation is provided to the Office of Traffic and Parking.
- Vendors, Service Persons - A vendor or any other service person who frequently parks on campus must purchase and display a valid temporary parking permit or decal. Vendors shall pay the current Transportation Access Fee rate.
- Others Parking on FAU Campuses – Others who park on FAU campuses may purchase a valid temporary parking permit for a fee of $2.00 a day, $5.00 a week or $15.00 a month.
Decals and Parking Permits
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Decals
- A parking decal is issued for use on any vehicle.
- The decal must be affixed outside the vehicle, on the driver's side rear windshield. The entire decal must be displayed unaltered. The decal must be visible at all times while the registered vehicle is parked on campus. Decals may not be affixed by means other than the adhesive of the decal. A vehicle with a decal not affixed in accordance with this rule will be cited and fined for improper display.
- The decal is non-transferable. The decal must be removed from the vehicle upon sale or other disposition of the vehicle or when the decal holder leaves the University upon graduation, termination of employment, relocation from a residence hall to an off-campus residence, or any other change in status that affects parking privileges.
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Lost, misplaced, defaced or stolen decals must be reported immediately to the Office of Traffic and Parking and replaced. A decal reported lost which is later found must be turned into the Office of Traffic and Parking. The fee for a replacement decal is $15.00. However, a free replacement decal will be issued where proof of purchase of the original decal is submitted together with the following documentation:
- For a stolen decal -- a signed stolen decal report filed with the Office of Traffic and Parking.
- For a stolen vehicle -- presentation of a police report or insurance verification.
- Totally destroyed vehicles – presentation of insurance claim that vehicle has been deemed “totaled.”
- Application for renewal of a parking decal will not be accepted from an individual who has any unpaid FAU traffic or parking citations. An individual appealing a citation will be permitted to purchase, and must properly display, a temporary parking permit during the appeal process.
- Reproducing or defacing a decal or temporary hangtag is prohibited. An individual using a decal that has been reproduced, altered or defaced, in violation of this rule, or which has been reported lost or stolen, will be referred to law enforcement authorities. If the individual is a student, he or she will also be referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. If the individual is an employee, he or she will also be referred to the appropriate Vice President for disciplinary action. In addition, the individual will be subject to a fine of $250.00 and the vehicle to which the decal was affixed will be immobilized or towed and stored at the owner's expense.
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Temporary Parking Permits
- Temporary parking permits will be issued by the Office of Traffic and Parking. Temporary parking permits are available during regular business hours from the Office of Traffic and Parking and from the University Police Department after regular business hours and on weekends. Temporary parking permits are valid only for the dates indicated on the front of the permit.
- Upon request, a non-decal holder will be issued one (1) temporary parking permit without a fee valid up to one (1) day each semester.
- Upon request, a decal holder will be issued a temporary parking permit without a fee for a maximum of three (3) consecutive days. Upon request, a decal holder whose vehicle is being repaired or was stolen will be issued a temporary parking permit without a fee for a maximum of 28 consecutive days.
- Temporary permits can be purchased from the Office of Traffic and Parking at the rate of $5.00 per week or $15.00 per month (28 days). No temporary permit will be issued for more than twenty-eight (28) consecutive days except as provided in paragraph below.
- Construction contractors, working on University construction projects which require a parking permit for more than twenty-eight (28) days will only be issued a permit in excess of twenty-eight (28) days if the need has been verified by the University Architect or designee.
- All visitors to the campus must obtain temporary parking permits to park anywhere on campus other than at a meter or reserved spaces.
- Improper use of a permit will result in revocation of the permit and parking privileges.
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