student handbook - Baton Rouge Community College

Parking on CampusFaculty, staff, and students are responsible for registering their vehiclesand obtaining a parking hang tag through the Office of Public Safety. Bythe start of the first official day of classes, a BRCC parking hang tag mustbe properly displayed on the vehicles of students, faculty, and staff at alltimes while driving or parking on campus. Faculty, staff, students andvisitors are encouraged to utilize our parking garage to avoid parking inrestricted or reserve areas, such as handicap, loading zones, or walkways.Our parking garage has emergency phones located on all five levels.The parking garage is also equipped with video cameras on all levels, anelevator, and three stairwell entries for your convenience. The parkinggarage is under video surveillance and monitored at all times.Owners who drive/park vehicles on campus and do not properly displaya BRCC hang tag may be issued a ticket, have their vehicle towed, orbe assessed a fine. Fines must be paid by the end of each semester atthe Bursar’s Office. Students must present a copy of a paid fee bill, avehicle license plate number, and their B number to obtain a hangtag. For a detailed list of traffic and parking regulations, visit the Officeof Public Safety located in the Bienville Student Center.Traffic and Parking ViolationsBRCC Traffic and Parking regulations allow vehicle movement and parkingon-campus to flow more safely. Regulations apply to faculty, staff,students, and campus guests. Once a person enrolls as a student andobtains a parking permit, he/she is obligated to park in designatedstudent parking areas only.Examples of traffic/parking violations include (but are not limited to) thefollowing:• Parking in a restricted/reserved space such as a handicappedspace, reserved space, or a 15 minute commercial loading zone• Parking illegally, such as parking on a curb, lawn, or walkway; orparking in a space specifically marked to indicate “no parking”• Blocking a driveway or wheelchair ramp, or occupying more thanone parking space;• vehicle registration violations, such as not displaying a parkinghang tag, or displaying an expired hang tag or expired visitor’spermit55