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To ensure adequate parking, SAU Tech provides parking to students, faculty, and staff “BY PERMIT ONLY.” There are no current registration fees; however, this is subject to change without prior notice. All vehicles must have a permit to park on campus at any time. Parking permits are secured by completing a vehicle registration card at the SAU Tech Business Office. Permits will not be issued to any person with outstanding citations. All permits, regardless of issue date, are valid until the expiration date indicated on the permit. The permit is not valid until it is visible and properly displayed on the exterior lower, driver side corner of the rear window using the manufacturer’s adhesive on the permit. The permit is not valid if cut, trimmed or altered in any way. Motorcycles must display permits on the left front fork, and the permit must be free of obstruction. Permits displayed in any other manner will be considered void and will constitute a violation.

Persons who are not enrolled, employed or otherwise affiliated with SAU Tech, but are on campus, may request a visitor permit from the SAU Tech Business Office by completing a vehicle registration card. A temporary permit is valid only for the time frame it is issued not to exceed one month. Temporary permits may also be used for Academy and Workforce Training classes that are scheduled for less than one month. If the need for a permit exceeds one month, either a student or faculty/staff permit will be issued. If a campus visitor receives a parking citation, the visitor should mail the citation to Vice Chancellor for Student Services, Southern Arkansas University Tech, Post Office Box 3499, Camden, Arkansas 71711-1599.

A replacement permit may be issued if the owner presents the remains of the old permit to the SAU Tech Business Office.

Any false or incorrect information given at the time of registration will automatically render the permit void.

All persons parking on campus may park only in areas designated for parking:

  1. Blue faculty/staff areas are reserved for faculty and staff parking. Blue faculty/staff areas are not observed Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 pm and 7:00 am and all day on Saturday and Sunday provided the vehicle is displaying a valid SAU Tech permit.
  2. Commercial parking areas are reserved for loading and unloading by commercial vehicles conducting business on the campus.
  3. Handicap parking will be in effect 24 hours per day in designated areas.
  4. Motorcycle spaces are reserved by sign for motorcycles only. Motorcycles may also park in any legal parking spaces while displaying a valid permit.
  5. Parking spaces, excluding HANDICAP, FIRE LANE or NO PARKING, are open to any vehicle with a valid SAU Tech permit Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 pm and 7:00 am and all day on Saturday and Sunday.
  6. Reserved spaces indicated by signs such as RESERVED, 20-MINUTE PARKING, VISITOR PARKING, etc. are to be observed at all times.
  7. Service drives are restricted to service, delivery, police and emergency vehicles at all times.

The registrant of the permit is held responsible for the proper parking of the vehicle regardless of who may be the operator. Vehicles displaying a permit and illegally parked on campus will be subject to being impounded, immobilized or towed at the owner’s expense and/or one citation per hour being issued on the vehicle. Vehicles on campus without permits are subject to being towed anytime at owner’s expense.

Parking citations will be issued starting one week after the first class day of each semester and will be issued every day of the semester thereafter. Warnings will be issued during the first week of classes. A parking citation may be paid by cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express at the SAU Tech Business Office. A hold will be placed on the student’s records, and vehicles may be subject to towing if the citations are not settled within ten calendar days. Outstanding fines or other fees may be levied against an Arkansas income tax return.

To appeal a campus parking citation, the person receiving the citation must contact the Vice Chancellor for Student Services at 1.870.574.4504 and request a citation appeal form no later than five business days following the issuance of the citation. Upon receiving the completed citation appeal form, the Vice Chancellor for Student Services will provide the person receiving the citation with the date, time and location for the appeal hearing. The person receiving the citation will be required to appear at the appeal hearing to provide testimony; a person who fails to appear without giving notice will be required to pay the citation and will lose any further right to appeal. A person wishing to appeal the decision of the Citation Appeal Committee may do so only with SAU Tech’s Chancellor.

SAU Tech assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage to any vehicle or private property. All unattended vehicles parked on campus should be locked and properly secured by turning off the ignition and removing the keys from the vehicle.

Vehicles may not be repaired anywhere on campus excluding the changing of a flat, jump starting a battery or repairs being conducted at the Automotive Technology Building. It is the responsibility of the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle to contact the SAU Tech Campus Police and advise of the status and location of the vehicle. The owner or operator must ensure that the vehicle does not interfere with the normal flow of traffic or interfere with access by emergency vehicles.

All State of Arkansas traffic regulations will be enforced on the SAU Tech campus. All vehicles must stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. When parallel parking, vehicles will travel in the same direction traffic flows.

Parking and traffic fees are stated in the current SAU Tech student handbook. Parking and traffic fees and regulations are subject to change without prior notice. Current information may be obtained by contacting Campus Police, Southern Arkansas University Tech, P.O. Box 3499, Camden, Arkansas 71711-1599 or by calling 1.870.574.4517.