$20 Late fee for unpaid tickets
Public Safety is responsible for the enforcement of the Lafayette College Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations. Such enforcement is in effect 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
All persons operating motor vehicles on the campus are expected to cooperate with officers employed by the College whose duties include traffic and parking control.
Parking violation tickets will be issued to vehicles illegally or improperly parked. The owner/operator of a ticketed vehicle is responsible for its disposition as directed on the reverse side of the copy. Failure to comply with guidelines will result in disciplinary action taken; i.e., the withholding of grades or transcripts, denial of registration for classes, etc.
Any student who accumulates three or more tickets during any school year may be subject to having his/her vehicle towed by the Department of Public Safety. There will also be a fine. The vehicle will be towed to an off-campus impound yard. The vehicle owner will be responsible to pay towing fees plus daily impound storage fees to be determined by the private towing service that has towed and impounded the vehicle.
Additionally, there will be disciplinary referrals to the Office of Dean of Students for:
Failure to appeal the citation within the above time period may result in the loss of the right of appeal. All appeals must be filed prior to the start of the year-end finals. Note: Red Tow-Away Zone, Yellow Zone or Handicapped violations cannot be appealed.
Vehicles bearing state-issued handicapped license plates/hang-tags may use handicap spaces. Parking in a handicap parking space cannot be appealed unless the above criteria are met.
Unidentified violator’s vehicles license plates will be traced to determine ownership. Owners/drivers in violation will be contacted and held responsible for payments of initial fines and license plate tracing cost.
Tow-Away Policy: Vehicles parked in Red Tow-Away Zones will be ticketed and an automatic fine of $50, plus towing cost and daily storage cost will be assessed. Also, any vehicle that is parked in such a manner as to obstruct campus roadways or sidewalks may be towed. Any vehicle parked on campus in a manner that creates a hazard or impedes traffic flow may be towed at the discretion of the Public Safety office. Abandoned vehicles may be towed at the discretion of Public Safety. Owners/operators of illegally parked vehicles towed from the campus are responsible for the payment of towing fees and storage fees.
In the event your vehicle is towed from the campus, contact Public Safety to obtain information regarding its recovery. The tow-away policy is in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The purpose of the Lafayette College Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations are to assure:
The operation of motor vehicles on campus roadways and the registering of motor vehicles for the purpose of obtaining parking permits to park in College-controlled parking lots, are to be considered privileges and not rights of individuals. Lafayette College reserves the right to deny or revoke such privileges at any time to any and all persons who fail to adhere to these regulations.
All students who have possession of a motor vehicle while attending Lafayette must register that vehicle on-line with Public Safety within 24 business hours after arrival on campus regardless of where it will be parked. Having possession of a motor vehicle is interpreted as extending from the time the student arrives in the Easton area for the purpose of assuming student status until he or she legally becomes the responsibility of his or her parents or guardian after leaving the campus.
The fee charged for registration and a parking assignment on Lafayette College property is $450 per academic year. Based on availability, seniors and juniors will be assigned on-campus if your housing assignment is on campus. Spaces are limited and parking is not guaranteed. Full-time commuting students are required to register and pay $450 per academic year. Part-time commuting students must register their vehicle through the AIMS Lafayette College Website for a parking permit. No registration fee is charged. Students residing one or more miles from the campus are considered commuting students.
Students residing in off-campus housing, either in College-owned or privately-owned apartments, may park on city streets only if they register their vehicles with the City of Easton, according to prescribed city guidelines. In addition, students must register these motor vehicles with the Department of Public Safety before receiving a sticker from the City of Easton. Campus registration fee is not charged to off-campus students; however, these students do not have the privilege of parking in on-campus lots or during restricted periods (e.g. football games, large campus-wide events).
Students who are not eligible to bring motor vehicles to the Easton area will be subject to fines and disciplinary action if they bring motor vehicles to the area. Lafayette College remains free of all liability for loss of the vehicle registered and the loss of any of its contents and for damages to the vehicle except that caused by Lafayette College equipment under the direct control of Lafayette College agents and employees. All students will be held responsible for the violations of any vehicle registered to any members of their immediate families or their guests. Overnight visitors must obtain a free temporary permit through the AIMS Lafayette College Website. Daytime visitors may use the top level of Markle Parking Deck, a visitor parking pass can be obtained through the AIMS Lafayette College Website.