a) Transfer of permit or an access card to another (confiscation of permit and access card).
b) Use of permit or an access card registered to another (confiscation of permit and access card).
c) Falsification of information on parking permit sales contract (confiscation of permit and access card).

a) Use of any counterfeit device to accomplish parking in any facility (permanent loss of parking privileges).
b) Illegal use of an access card to accomplish entrance or exit to any facility, or to be the recipient of such illegal use of any card (confiscation of permit and access card).
c) Use of a permit to gain access to any parking facility for more than one vehicle on the same day at any permit parking facility (permanent loss of parking privileges).
d) Altering a pass or permit issued by the Parking Office (permanent loss of parking privileges).

Willful and intentional damage to any Drexel University parking equipment or property (permanent loss of parking privileges and cost of damage will also be accessed to violator).

Parking in such a manner as to impede any Drexel University service.

Tailgating another vehicle at the Parking Garage entrance or exit, or any other gated parking facility (permanent loss of parking privileges).

Parking in the Drexel Parking Garage (G lot) when closed without an overnight pass or without a current valid term permit.

Vehicles not registered with the Drexel University Parking Office are prohibited from parking on University property. (The first offense section #107 may be negated by registering the vehicle within 3 days of the violation. A second violation may result in the vehicle being towed or immobilized.)

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Scofflaw

Any vehicle accumulating 5 or more major or minor parking violations is a scofflaw. Parking Services will initiate Immobilization (“boot”) and/or Towing of scofflaws discovered on campus. (Immobilized and Towed vehicles policies are described below.)

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Immobilized Vehicle

The immobilizer ("boot") requires a $100.00 removal fee in addition to payment of all parking fines and penalties accrued to date for release of the offending vehicle. The person claiming the vehicle must show a registration card for the vehicle and a picture ID at the Parking Office. Cash only is accepted and a receipt is issued.

Vehicles immobilized more than 24 hours may be towed away and/or additional penalties will be assessed to the owner for illegal parking for each day the vehicle remains unclaimed in the amount of $20/day. If towed the Towing Policy must be followed to retrieve a vehicle.

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Towed Vehicle

Drexel University has a contractual agreement with Lew Blum Towing located at 1130 N. 40th Street, (Phone: 215.222.5628) to tow violators to their location 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The recovery fee for all vehicles is $100.00, plus $25.00 additional storage each day. The towing service maintains a protected, enclosed lot and is fully insured. It accepts only cash for retrieval of illegally parked vehicles.

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Payment Procedures

To Pay a Parking Citation
Except where a vehicle or bicycle is immobilized or impounded, payment of fines and/or penalties for parking violations must be paid through the Citation Processing Center and not on campus. To make payment:

1. ONLINE, pay by credit card at www.CitationProcessingCenter.com.


2. BY MAIL, place parking ticket along with a check or money order payable to DREXEL UNIVERSITY in the pre-addressed envelope.
   
   DO NOT MAIL CASH. WRITE TICKET NUMBER on check or money order and place the correct postage on the envelope.
   
   Mail to: Drexel University, C/O Citation Processing Center, PO Box 2730, Huntington Beach, CA 92647-2730

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Review and Appeal Process

Parking Violation Review
The purpose of the review process is to correct errors, reconcile discrepancies, and provide information for an appeal procedure.

All requests for a parking violation review must be made within 10 days of the issuance date of the first citation notice and must be directed to the Parking Office or online at www.CitationProcessingCenter.com.

To have a citation reviewed provide the ticket number, your e-mail address and phone number, your full name and address, and provide a written summary of your position for the review. The reason provided will be investigated and a decision will be made to uphold the review cancelling the fine, to mitigate the fine or allow the citation to stand as is. If a review is not received on time the citation will move to the collection process with no further possibility of appeal.

Reviews may also be sent by:

Fax: 215.895.0255
E-mail: parking@drexel.edu

Appeals Procedure
To begin an appeal one must first initiate a Parking Violation Review (see above). To appeal the review decision appellants must submit a written appeal within 10 days of the date of the review decision to the Parking Office or online at www.CitationProcessingCenter.com. The appeal letter must explain why the violation in question should be rescinded or mitigated.
If an appeal is not received on time the citation will move to the collection process with no further possibility of appeal. All appellants will receive a written answer within 30 days. Appeals may also be sent by:

Fax: 215.895.0255
E-mailed: parking@drexel.edu

If using fax or email, include a copy of the review decision.

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Notice and Collection Process

Notice
A first citation notice is mailed to the registered vehicle owner after 21 days if payment of the fine is not received. A review of the citation must be initiated within 10 days of the date of this notice to be eligible for appeal.

Collection Notices
All tickets not paid after 30 days of the date of issuance of the first citation notice will receive a penalty and a collection notice. Collection notices are not eligible for appeal. Follow the Payment Procedure instructions to make payment. Ticket inquiries can be made online at www.CitationProcessingCenter.com or by calling the Citation Processing Center at 1.800.969.6158 for information concerning collection notices.

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