Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 103 - VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Chapter 20 - PARKING REGULATIONS, APPEALS AND FINES
Section 8VAC103-20-30 - Enforcement of parking regulations
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 103-20-30
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. Enforcement in general.
1. The chief operating officer of the agency
has the overall responsibility for monitoring the enforcement of parking
regulations and to direct the creation of new or revision of existing
regulations, enforcement procedures, and appeals processes.
2. The agency's Protective Services
Department and specified licensed security officers employed by private
security companies that are contracted by the agency have the authority and
duty to enforce the museum's parking regulations through issuing parking
permits, issuing parking citations, coordinating lawful vehicle
removal/transfer, immobilization of vehicles, collection of fines, and to
provide a fair method for appealing citations issued.
3. No vehicle operator, including museum
employees, shall park a vehicle that violates any of these rules and
regulations. Any vehicle found violating these regulations is subject to a
fine.
B. Limitations on enforcement. Only regulations pertaining to the parking of motor vehicles enacted by the Commonwealth of Virginia in this regulation are to be enforced within the jurisdiction described in 8VAC103-20-10 B. Operators of vehicles in violation of the rules and regulations may only be subject to citation, fine, immobilization of the vehicle, or towing of the vehicle at the owner's risk and expense.
C. Payment of fines for parking violations.
1.
Unless otherwise specified, tickets must be paid within 10 days of citation
issue date.
2. Delinquencies are
referred to a collection agency, the Virginia Department of Taxation Division
of Set-Off Debt Collection, and credit bureaus. If the account remains unpaid,
the individual becomes responsible for the payment of all additional agency
costs. Collection costs may be as much as one-third of the balance due to the
agency.
D. Parking offenses and enforcement actions.
1. Multiple
citations. A vehicle may be issued multiple citations and fines for multiple
violations at one time. A vehicle may be issued additional citations for the
continued noncompliance of parking regulations, not to exceed one citation per
four-hour period for the same violation.
2. Towing.
a. A vehicle may be towed from one area to
another for violations of certain restrictions. Vehicles may be moved to an
appropriate location or to an impoundment location. All towing arising from
enforcement actions is at the owner's risk and expense. Any vehicle impeding
the flow of traffic, whether in a roadway or parking lot, is subject to towing
at the owner's risk and expense. Towing without notification can occur under
certain circumstances.
b. Towing
tickets cannot be appealed. All towing tickets must be paid within 10 days of
citation issue date.
3.
Booting.
a. A vehicle may be immobilized
(booted) if its registered driver or owner accrues $300 or more of unpaid
fines, has outstanding late fines in excess of 10 days, or the vehicle has been
determined to be abandoned.
b.
Tampering with a booted vehicle, without payment and release by an authorized
museum staff member, may result in additional action(s) being taken by the
museum in accordance and compliance with all applicable laws.
c. All booting arising from enforcement
actions is at the owner's risk and expense. Booting without notification can
occur under certain circumstances.
d. Booting tickets cannot be appealed. All
booting tickets must be paid within 10 days of citation issue date.
4. Fire lane violation. A vehicle
parked in a fire lane or a roadway is subject to towing at the owner's risk and
expense.
5. Handicapped space
violation. A vehicle improperly parked in a handicapped area is subject to
towing at the owner's risk and expense without notice.
6. Reserved space violation. A vehicle
improperly parked in a reserved space is subject to towing at the owner's risk
and expense without notice.
7.
Blocking of egress or ingress. Any vehicle that blocks, impedes, or restricts
another vehicle's ability of egress or ingress as a result of violating a
parking regulation is subject to towing, at the owner's risk and expense
without notice.
8. Overnight
parking.
a. Parking facilities at the museum
are intended solely for the use of persons with business at the museum during
established hours.
b. Overnight
parking is permitted for staff on official travel and members and guests on
council sponsored excursions only; no other overnight parking is permitted.
Those requiring overnight parking for established purposes are to contact the
Parking Services Office to make arrangements.
c. Vehicles parked overnight without
authorization may be subject to a fine or towing at the owner's risk and
expense without notice.
Statutory Authority
§ 23-9.2:3 of the Code of Virginia.
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