I'm not a student but I visit my girlfriend who is and I've racked up a couple parking tickets on campus. If I was a student I understand that they could enact sometime of enforcable punishment on me, but since I'm not what can they do? Do they report these citations to actual police officers who can gain access to these unpaid citations if i were to get pulled over?
2007-09-13 05:15:49 · 11 answers · asked by Other 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Some of the previous answers are correct, but since a few are dead wrong, I'll try to clear it up. The bottom line is the authority of the campus 'police' or security. Being a state school or not isn't a good guide. A state school doesn't automatically mean the campus security are full fledged police officers. For example, two state schools in NJ have different agencies. Rutgers U has police officers with all the accompanying power and authority. Rowan U has public safety officers and the town police provide the law enforcement aspect for the campus.
You really have to figure out 'who' issued the ticket (not the person, but the entity) and go from there. Keep in mind, even if the campus 'police' have no police power and the tickets don't get formally reported, they still have the power to tow you vehicle when they discover the prior unsatisfied violations.
Think about it this way: I park in your driveway without permission. You can write me "tickets" all day long and they mean nothing. However, if you get fed up with me being parked there, you could have be towed at my expense.
On the other hand, if the tickets are reported and you fail to pay them, you may have a warrant waiting for you.
2007-09-13 05:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The college I attended - the campus police were actual police officers - same as city cops. Not "rent a cops". The only difference was their jurisdiction was the college campus - so it was very small. So, they have the same authority as any other cop and any parking ticket they issued had the same weight as any other ticket. Given that I went to a very small college- I suspect that most college police departments are set up the same way. So pay your parking tickets.
2007-09-13 07:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by Boots 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just the fact the campus has a police department tells me they are a goverment entity, and have full police powers. It is common for police agencies to suspend registration or immobilize vehicles with past due fines. They could also issue a warrant. I'd pay the ticket. Soon. They usually double if not paid right away.
2007-09-13 05:39:51 · answer #3 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the university is in the state system their police are state police. Therefore your tickets are issued by the state. You can't get much more valid than that. If it is a private university then they probably contract with a local law enforcement agency to provide parking services. They got ya there too. The tickets aren't going away. Pay them and put them behind you.
2007-09-13 05:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most places campus police complete the same state certification program required of other police officers in the state. Their jurisdiction is the campus and they have the same powers as any other police officer to enforce the laws of the state in that jurisdiction.
2007-09-13 08:37:15 · answer #5 · answered by Keith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some campuses have actual police departments regulated to oversee campus affairs. The tickets are enforceable if said entity exists. The tickets are turned over to the county courthouse where I went to school. It did not matter if you were a student.
2007-09-13 05:19:50 · answer #6 · answered by Glen B 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most college campuses have their own police force, so that's most likely your answer right there. Just like cities use parking enforcement officers to enforce their rules, so do college campuses. Think of the school as a municipal authority in its own right.
2007-09-13 05:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by average person Violated 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Campus police are just as much a law enforcement agency as city, state, and local police. You're parked illeagally on their property so yes they can right you a ticket and yes they can, and do, inform the other agencys.
2007-09-13 05:19:35 · answer #8 · answered by Jim C 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I work at a college. The PD here is affiliated with the local county sheriff! I'm sure that they'll eventually track you down. Be careful! ;-)=
2007-09-13 05:24:25 · answer #9 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about tow your car, issue a letter banning you from campus. Need I go on.
2007-09-13 05:22:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋