SEVIER COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Traffic and Parking Information Summary

PARKING PERMITS PARKING AREAS SPEED LIMITS AND ENFORCEMENT • Sudents are not required to obtain a • Students should not in areas • Speed limits on all are radar parking permit. designated for staff, faculty, disabled enforced. • Faculty, adjunct faculty and staff must (without appropriate WSCC or state • Speed limits on all campus streets are display a WSCC parking permit and park in disabled permit), no parking zones and/or 0 mph unless otherwise posted. yellow curbs, or permit required areas. faculty/staff permit-required parking areas. • Speed limits in all campus parking lots are • Full and regular part-time parking permits • Any vehicle parked in areas designated for 10 mph unless otherwise posted. individuals with disabilities must display are permanent issue until termination of • All State of Motor Vehicle Laws employment, at which time the parking a valid state disability parking permit and/ or a WSCC disabled hang tag unless the are applicable on all campuses 24 hours permit must be returned to campus police a day. during the check-out procedure. WSCC permit is a temporary issue not exceeding three weeks. • Campus police officers are responsible for • Adjunct faculty and temporary part-time • Faculty/staff/visitor or permit required enforcement of state and local laws as well parking permits expire on August 15 each as regulations. year and must be renewed annually. parking is indicated by appropriate signage and/or blue curb and is located in lots E, and H. ACCIDENTS DISABILITY PARKING PERMITS • Student parking on the Sevierville campus • All automobile accidents must be reported • Disabled permits may be applied for and to the campus police department. obtained in the of Disability Services is indicated by appropriate signage and is in the Student Services , room located in lots A, B, C, D, F, G and I. • A campus police officer upon being notified U130 on the Morristown campus. Students • Parking lot E is no longer considered of an accident will respond and complete a at Claiborne, Greeneville and Sevierville open parking. State of Tennessee Crash report. campuses should contact the office of • Faculty/staff/visitor or permit required • Copies of the accident report may be Disability Services at 423-585-6893. This parking is located in lots B and C near the obtained, at no charge, within 5–7 business office will assist you with any special grass at the double drive in front of Maples- days of the accident unless otherwise arrangements that may be needed. Marshall Hall and lot H in front of Cates- indicated by the reporting officer. • A long term WSCC disabled permit Cutshaw Hall. CITATIONS must be displayed in conjunction with • All large vehicles requiring multiple parking state permits. spaces and/or vehicles with attached • Student vehicles parked in faculty/staff/ • Temporary WSCC disabled permits do trailers or other extensions must park at the visitor or any permit required parking areas not require display of state hang tags. very back of student lot D at all times. will be cited and fines assessed. • State disability permits must be registered • Students and employees of sister or co-hort • Vehicles parked in faculty/staff/visitor to the student/employee driver of the institutions and dual enrollment students or any permit required parking areas vehicle. It is a violation of state law T.C.A. must follow all campus traffic and parking designated as student parking after 5 p.m. 55-21-108 for an individual to utilize a rules and regulations as well as State laws. but are utilized for student parking prior to 5 p.m., will be cited and fines assessed. disabled family member’s disability parking • Campus Police reserves the right to reserve permit unless that family member is parking areas as necessary for campus or • Multiple parking and traffic violations will occupying the vehicle when parked. other related events. result in a citation being issued reflecting • All disabled spaces on WSCC campuses multiple fines. are open to all students with disabilities • Excessive violations may result in vehicle regardless of location. Should all disability being towed at the owner’s expense, parking in a parking area be filled, students suspension of driving privileges and/or may utilize a regular space in that lot. other disciplinary action as imposed by However, a valid WSCC disability permit the Vice President for Student Affairs. and/or state disability permit must be displayed. Illegal use of a state disability permit will be cited. Sevier County Campus walters state community college

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D 1. Maples-Marshall all Lot B: 8 spaces 2. Cates-Cutshaw all Lot C: 8 spaces 3. Conner Short Center Lot F: 3 spaces 4. Kile-Ogle all Lot G: 5 spaces 5. Maintenance Storage Smoking is permitted in personal vehicles only. Smoking is not allowed in or outside open areas of the campus. Be aware of pedestrian traffic. Slow down! FINES AND PENALTIES • Appeals may be made in the office of • Visitors receiving a citation may return • The fine for parking and registration Student Affairs located in room 100 of the the citation to the Campus Police violations is $15. Jack E. Campbell College Center building Department the day it is received and on the Morristown campus between before leaving campus. The visitor will • The fine for parking in areas designated 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. be asked to provide information so that as “Disabled” is $200. • Appeals may be made in the administrative verification of student/non-student status • The fine for a moving vehicle violation office at the Sevier County Campus may be determined and verified. If verified is $15. between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to be a non-student visitor, no fine will be assessed. • The fine for other violations is $15 unless • Students appealing citations at Claiborne, otherwise required by state law. Greeneville and Sevierville campuses will • Visitor citations will not be accepted • Unpaid citations will result in student not be required to travel to the Morristown from students, no exception accounts being placed in “hold” status. campus. Traffic court will be held at these CRIME PREVENTION TIPS • Fines should be paid promptly during campus sites via remote broadcast. the current semester to avoid delays • DO NOT leave personal valuables in registration. VISITORS AND GUESTS unattended or in plain view in vehicles to include, but not limited to, purses, books, • Fines may be paid in the Student • It is the responsibility of each individual calculators, computers, book bags, CDs, Service Building Cashier’s office on the visiting the campuses to abide by State law cell phones, GPS units, etc. Morristown campus or the administrative and campus rules and regulations. office of each satellite campus between • ALWAYS roll up your windows and lock • It is the responsibility of each student your vehicle doors. 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday. to advise any visitors they may have on campus of the parking rules • REPORT all domestic and sexual assault APPEALS PROCESS and regulations. violence to campus police. • The campus police department is not • Visitors and guests may utilize student/ responsible for the appeals process and is open parking without obtaining a not authorized to void student citations. parking permit. • If a student wishes to protest a citation, • Use of designated faculty/staff/visitor, the protest must be made within 10 days, or permit-required parking will require excluding holidays and weekends, from the that a visitor parking permit be obtained date of the citation or prior to designated from the Campus Police Department and traffic court dates. Check with the office of properly displayed. Student Affairs for court dates. Owner/operator assumes all responsibility and liability for Additional Information vehicles parked on campuses overnight. Abandoned vehicles will Left your lights on, need a boost? Booster pacs are available for loan in the campus police office upon presentation of a valid driver’s license. Driver’s license will be held be towed from the campus in accordance with TBR policy at the until the booster pac is returned. owner’s expense. For complete parking and traffic regulations, Locked your keys in your car? Tennessee state law prohibits the unlocking of vehicles refer to the current Student Handbook online at: catalog.ws.edu. by anyone other than a licensed locksmith. Please ensure that you carry a spare key, or have one that you can retrieve for this purpose. WSCC police and safety officers are not licensed locksmiths and cannot perform this service. A local locksmith may be contacted PLEASE DO NOT at your own expense to assist you. TEXT OR DRINK AND DRIVE Have a flat tire? Due to liability reasons from injury or vehicle damage campus police A CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER MAY BE REACHED AT and safety officers do not change flat tires. You may contact a local garage or towing company at your expense for this service. 865-774-5813 Ran out of gas? Due to liability reasons and the possibility of traffic accidents campus MORRISTOWN CAMPUS 423-585-6752 police and safety officers may not transport individuals to get gas even if a gas can is available. Please ensure that your vehicle is sufficiently fueled prior to arriving to campus. CAMPUS DON’T Students must provide their own transportation to and from the Public TEXT Safety campus. WALTERS STATE AND POLICE DRIVE! Annual Safety Report (ASR) is available at: ws.edu/student-services/campus-safety/crime-reports

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