Parking & Traffic Regulations

I. Authority

A. Pursuant to the authority granted by S.B. 162 of the 60th Legislature, now incorporated into the Texas Higher Education Code, Subchapter "E", paragraph 51.201 - 51.211, Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi, a member of the Texas A&M University System, is promulgating these regulations pertaining to the operation and parking of vehicles on property of Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

B. All laws of the State of Texas, ordinances regarding traffic in the City of Corpus Christi, and rules and regulations of the University are in effect 24 hours a day. The fact that a violation notice is not issued when a violation occurs does not imply that the regulation or law is not in effect.

C. Each vehicle operator is responsible for knowing and following the laws and regulations in force.

D. The legal speed limit on the Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi campus is 20 miles per hour, unless otherwise posted. Speed limit on the University parking lots is 10 miles per hour.

E. The University Police Department has the authority to enforce these regulations, including the right to impound vehicles for specific violations. The owner or operator of an impounded vehicle must pay the cost of impounding and storing the vehicle, in addition to any outstanding violation charges.

II. General Provisions

1. Parking and Traffic laws are enforced 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

2. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped are reserved 24 hours per day. 365 days per year.

3. Reserved parking spaces are enforced 24 hours Per day. 365 days per year.

4. Unauthorized vehicles shall be subject to impoundment at the owner's expense in addition to citations incurred.

B. The operation of a motor vehicle on the Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi campus is a privilege granted by the University rather than a right.

C. To park on campus vehicles must be registered in the TAMU-CC Parking Portal or with ParkMobile with the exception of Weekends starting Friday 7 P.M. until Monday 8 A.M. and University recognized holidays.

D. On special occasions and in emergencies, the University Police Department may temporarily close any campus parking area or facility or limit parking and traffic as required by circumstances.

E. The University assumes no responsibility for the care and/or protection of any vehicle or its contents while the vehicle is operated or parked on campus. However, every effort will be made by University Police officers to protect all vehicles and property. All vehicle operators should lock or otherwise secure their vehicles while unattended.

F. All individuals operating a vehicle on University property shall have a valid drivers license. The vehicle shall have proper license plates. All motorists must have proof of liability insurance for their vehicle as required by state law.

G. All thefts, accidents, and offenses that occur on campus should be reported immediately to the University Police Department.

H. The University reserves the right to cite any motor vehicle on the premises of Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi at the owner's expense for any of the following reasons:

1. Parking unauthorized vehicle in a handicap space.

2. Failure to display a current valid vehicle license plate.

3. Parking in a manner dangerous to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

4. Parking in, stopping in, or or otherwise blocking a fire lane.

5. Parking with disregard to official barricades or traffic cones.

6. Parking on any lawn, sidewalk, or in any area that restricts vehicle or pedestrian traffic.

7. Endangering any life or property (e.g. leaking gasoline).

8. Obstructing any emergency vehicle or equipment.

9. Blocking access to any building, loading zone, reserved area, barricades, or maintenance equipment.

10. Parking or storing a non-operating vehicle on University premises. (Vehicles may not be stored in the parking garage).

11. Vehicles may not be backed into spaces within any of the angled spaces, as this practice in a confined area is a hazard.

13. Failure to obey the lawful verbal order of a University Police Officer, or Security Officer.

I. Valet Parking:

Valet parking is authorized on campus as the University is self-insured.  Event Services and UPD Parking will be the point of contacts for Valet Parking on the campus.  Event Services will coordinate contracting of service,  and notify UPD Parking.  Parking office will be provided specifics with regard to function, date/time/location and requirements and offer recommendations based on event.  UPD will assign and block a designated area for Valet parking of vehicles 24 Hours prior to event, or as dictated by campus activities.

The vendor is responsible for control of the parking area,  effective upon start of operation, until completion.  University Police should be contacted for problems that occur. Contact number.  361-825-4242.

UPD will furnish parking materials, i.e.. cones and traffic devices as necessary. A minimum charge of $ 35.00 per hour will be assessed for initial set up/take down of parking equipment.  This fee will be included within contract coordinated by Event Services.

Parking area authority remains with University Police Department to make changes in order to maintain safety and or correct traffic conditions on campus.

III. Definitions

A. Campus includes all property owned or controlled by Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi.

B. Motor vehicle includes automobiles, buses, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, motor scooters, motorbikes and mopeds.

C. TAMU-CC Parking Portal refers to the site where your electronic permit can be purchased. We are no longer are utilizing hangtag's. Vehicle registration required when parking on campus.

D. Visitor is an individual with no affiliation, association, or relationship with Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi as a student, faculty member, staff member, or employee, or as determined by the University Police Department. Visitors may find suitable parking designated on the map in this folder or utilize the ParkMobile App.

E. Full-time Faculty includes those whose contract has been processed through the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and who are assigned a full time faculty position with the University. This shall exclude all individuals employed under graduate study status. Such positions as teaching assistant, graduate assistant, lab instructor, or grader do not qualify for this classification.

F. Full-time Staff are employees who are employed for twelve (12) month period at forty hours a week. This shall exclude individuals employed under temporary, part-time, or work study status.

G. Administrators are the President, Vice President, and Deans of the University.

H. Position Reserved Spaces are assigned only to the President, the Vice Presidents, and Academic Deans, and others as determined by the VP for Institutional Excellence.

I. Disabled or physically handicapped is defined as a person having demonstrated bone, joint, muscle, or nerve defects involving either the lower spine, pelvis, or lower extremities, or other conditions warranting a medical certificate of disability.

J. Legal Parking Space is a designated vehicular parking area approximately marked by paint striping.

IV. Traffic and Parking Regulations

The Campus Map in this folder shows the location of various parking zones. Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and others, are required to have their vehicle registered through the TAMU-CC Parking Portal or ParkMobile. The purchase of and issuance of motor vehicle registration permit does not guarantee a parking space nor does the absence of a parking space constitute a valid justification for violation of these regulations.

Each driver is responsible for his/her vehicle in the area for which they park.

At no time any Faculty, Staff, or Student is permitted to conduct vehicle maintenance or vehicle washes on campus. 

All visitors are directed to use ParkMobile our on-demand visitor application that will allow you to register your vehicles and be valid to park on campus. No smartphone? ParkMobile is accessible online ParkMobile.io or by phone 877-727-5457.

General zone: 4510            Garage Zone: 4513

A. Registration of Vehicles

1. All faculty, staff, and students, full or part-time, undergraduate or graduate, who expect to park a vehicle on University property, regularly or occasionally, are required to register those vehicles within the TAMU-CC Parking Portal . All student on or before classes begin each semester. All vehicles must be registered. Faculty/Staff vehicles are registered on a yearly or 9-month basis beginning September 1 each year. Vehicle owners and operators may purchase permits through the TAMU-CC Parking Portal . Students may purchase permits via their S.A.I.L. account through the TAMU-CC Parking Portal .

2. A parking permit is not a guarantee of a parking space. Each vehicle operator is responsible for finding a legal parking space. Lack of space is not a valid excuse for violation of any parking regulation.

3. When a person is charged with violation of any provision of these regulations, proof that the vehicle was, on the date of the offense bearing a valid university parking permit is prima facie evidence that the holder of the epermit committed the violation. However if the vehicle does not bear a valid parking permit, proof that the vehicle, on the date of the offense alleged, was owned by an individual is prima facie proof that the owner committed the violation.

4. If a student, faculty, or staff has the same family name or home address as the registered owner of a vehicle for which a violation notice has been issued, the violation notice and accompanying violation charges will be recorded in the student, faculty, or staff member's name.

5. Individuals with unpaid violation charges recorded in their names are ineligible to receive a parking permit until those charges have been paid.

6. A parking permit may not be purchased for an individual who is ineligible to receive a permit. The University will suspend for one year the parking privileges of anyone who violates this regulation. 

7. It is the driver's responsibility to notify the University Police Department when an emergency makes it necessary to operate a non-registered vehicle on campus. The driver must add the vehicle to the Parking Portal prior to parking the vehicle on campus.

8. The registrant of the vehicle is ultimately responsible for its safe operation, proper parking and payment of violations regardless of who may be the driver or operator.

  B. Refund of Vehicle Registration Fees 

Refunds may apply to unused permits, refunds are sent out fully before the 12th class day. Persons should request refunds at University Police via email. A refund will not be processed at anytime after the 12th day, unless a withdrawal from the University has taken place.  A reimbursement for the unused permit will be returned to the card originally utilized at purchase. Please allow time for Banking Services and your personal bank to process these requests based on their policies and procedures, typically 3-5 business days. 

C. Types of Special Permits

1.  Handicapped Permits

Employee, Agency, and students are eligible to receive handicapped permits subject to the following requirements or restrictions.

A. To request a permanent handicapped and temporary handicapped exceeding six (6) months, the person must obtain a State of Texas handicapped permit from any County Tax Assessor. The applicant must have a valid parking permit on his or her vehicle, and the vehicle must display The State of Texas handicapped permit.

B. Vehicles displaying a handicapped permit may park in any handicapped parking space, and must be registered with the University with a valid permit or have paid parking through ParkMobile. Any other vehicle parked in any handicapped space unregistered or without valid placard may be fined and/or impounded.

e.Disabled Veteran: University general parking permit may be issued free of charge with, presentation of state vehicle registration citing Disabled Veteran 80% or higher. Individuals desiring garage permit Will be assessed the fee difference of general to garage permit. Parking Specialist approval required.

• Senate Bill 792 requires that as of January 1, 2022, anyone parking in a disabled parking space must have a license plate or a disabled parking placard that features the International Symbol of Access (ISA). Ref: CA December 22, 2021.

2. Department hosted permits

A. Seminars and Meetings: Department heads may request temporary epermits from the University Police Department. Participants involved in seminars, meetings, or courses must notify of vehicle information. A list should be forwarded to the Parking Services Specialist, showing the course, location, estimated attendance, inclusive dates and account number at least one week prior to the beginning of the meeting. 

B. Vehicle registration

Vehicles should be registered through the TAMU-CC Parking Portal

 

V. Parking Violations and Fines: CITATIONS WILL ONLY BE PROCESSED AT UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPT, NOT THE SANDDOLLAR OFFICE.

A. No on-street parallel parking is permitted regardless of color of the curb.

B. No parking is permitted in red curbed areas at any time. No parking is permitted over white lines, or double parked in 2 or more spaces.

C. Parking is prohibited in all campus driveways. Vehicles found there will be subject to a citation.

D. Reserved spaces are not to be parked in unless having valid registration within the Parking Division.

E. Schedule of Penalties

Note: 1. Purchased your parking permit after receiving a citation? Give us a call at (361) 825-PARK(7275), During business hours for assistance regarding your citation! Citation received prior to purchase of your virtual permit can be waived. *This is only for violation no virtual pass linked*

VI. Violator's Obligation

A. All penalties for those violations must be paid through the TAMU-CC Parking Portal .

B. The penalties assessed for violations constitutes an indebtedness to Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi. Anyone failing to pay them is subject to disciplinary action, impoundment of vehicle, or withholding of grades and /or transcripts. In addition, referral may be made to the Dean of Students.

C. If you purchase a permit, the first $25 citation for not having a permit, or expired permit is dismissed. If you have more than one of these citations, the remaining citations can be appealed. If you wish to appeal a citation, go to the appeals page on the TAMU-CC Parking Portal, or if you have problems with portal you can email the University Police Department Parking Division at parkingfaq@tamucc.edu, and submit the appeal within 14 days of the citation being issued. Your email submission will then be forwarded to the SGA. You should receive a decision back in approximately two weeks that will be made by the University Judicial Committee.

VII. Appeals Procedure

Appeals must be made to the Campus Parking Appeals Judicial Committee within Fourteen (14) calendar days of the citation. Persons making an appeal should follow these procedure:

A. File an appeal online under the TAMU-CC Parking Portal

B. If the appeal is denied, the fees must be paid within fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of the ruling.

C. Failure to appear before the Appeals Board if scheduled will result in the original fee being assessed.

 

VIII. Enforcement

All University Police Officers are duly Commissioned Peace Officers of the State of Texas.

The University Police Department is authorized to issue two (2) types of citations for violations of University parking and traffic laws.

A. University Violation Notices - those handled by the university, subject to university administrative violation charges and a right to appeal within the university.

B. Court Appearance Citations - those handled by the University Police but constituting a summons to appear in either the Corpus Christi Municipal Court or a Justice of the Peace Court.

IX. Responsibility

All students, faculty, and staff are responsible for following the regulations printed  in this folder.

X. Identification

Upon request of a University Police Officer or Security Officer, any individual is required to furnish proper identification.

 Alan A. Gutierrez, Chief of Police, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

University Police Department