NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1132

SENATE BILL 591

 

 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY TO IMPOSE CHARGES OR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC RULES ON THE CAMPUS OF SAID UNIVERSITY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 853 of the Session Laws of 1969 is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section, which shall be designated as "Section 3.1", which shall appear immediately after Section 3, and shall read as follows:

"Sec. 3.1.  The Board of Trustees of Western Carolina University is hereby authorized to impose certain charges or penalties for violations of the traffic rules and regulations on the campus of Western Carolina University, as follows:

"(a)       For illegal parking or parking overtime a penalty or charge of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than five dollars ($5.00) for each offense;

"(b)      For failing to register a vehicle using the campus parking system or for causing a vehicle to be improperly registered a charge or penalty of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense;

"(c)       For speeding in excess of regulations imposed by the Board of Trustees which is lower than designated by the Provisions of G.S. 20-141 and sub-sections thereunder, a fine may be imposed of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense; and in addition thereto for a violation of (a) above said vehicle may be towed away at the owner's expense, not to exceed, however, ten dollars ($10.00) for each offense; and as a further penalty for violating (a), (b), or (c) hereof the car may be expelled from the campus and the owner or user thereof may not again park any car on said campus;

"(d)      The Board of Trustees may enact and pass additional regulations giving notification to car owners or users, holding hearings if requested, including the right to determine the guilt or innocence of all violators of these regulations, or it may delegate this authority, including any part or all authority contained in this act, to persons, committees, or organizations which, in its discretion, it deems appropriate. All determinations and findings by the Board of Trustees or its appropriately delegated representatives shall be final.

Sec. 2.  This act shall take effect upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of July, 1971.