SECTION
700 - FINANCE AND BUSINESS
711.0504 VEHICLE REGULATIONS\IMPOUNDMENT
AUTHORITY
TO IMPOUND
Georgia Perimeter College reserves the right to impound
any vehicle on its campuses in accordance with OCGA 44-1-13 for the following
reasons:
A. Traffic violations on the fourth and
subsequent tickets within the academic year;
B. Vehicles presenting a traffic or
pedestrian hazard;
C. Vehicles in prohibited or tow away zones
to include fire hydrants, handicap areas, and loading zones;
D. Vehicles parked on lawns, grounds, or
walkways;
E. Abandoned vehicles;
F. Incident to arrest.
AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOUND
The authorization
to impound vehicles is directed by the Director of Protective Services.
IMPOUND SERVICES
Appropriate signs will
be erected at each entrance to the campus indicating that vehicles can be
removed in accordance with OCGA 44-1-13.
Each sign will indicate the wrecker company which will remove said
vehicles and where the vehicle may be recovered.
Any company providing
towing services for Georgia Perimeter College must be duly licensed and
authorized to operate in the State of Georgia.
Wrecker companies must provide adequate signs free of charge indicating
the requirements of OCGA 44-1-13.
All companies must
be available on a 24-hour basis and be able to provide a reasonable response
time to the campus. Wrecker companies
must have a 24-hour manned storage area and be able to provide for the security
of any vehicle impounded. A reasonable
storage fee may be charged on a per day basis in addition to the cost of towing
a vehicle.
Vehicles impounded
as a result of a criminal investigation or serious traffic accident
investigation will not be released until authorized by proper judicial
authority.
Any vehicle not
claimed within the State's legal period of time may be sold at auction by the
wrecker company and the proceeds distributed in accordance with State law.
The wrecker service
impounding any vehicle will release the vehicle to its rightful owner upon proper
payment of any fines due Georgia Perimeter College, and impound/storage fees
due the wrecker company. Payment
receipts must be provided. Whenever a
vehicle is released, the wrecker company will telephone the appropriate
Protective Service Office to verify the amount of fine, and provide the name,
address, and other data as needed to the Protective Service Department. A copy of the impound release form will also
be mailed to the Protective Service Department within 3 working days of the
release.
All wrecker
services engaged in the removal of vehicles from the campuses of Georgia
Perimeter College will sign and have on file a Letter of Agreement with the
College. This Letter of Agreement will
serve as an informal contract that may be broken at any time by either
party. This document will serve to
establish the operating procedures and cost of impounding a vehicle.
The cost of
impounding a vehicle and the daily storage fee will be determined by the
wrecker company.
The wrecker company
will not have a basis for requesting payment until the operator has made an
effort to physically hook up to the vehicle.
Once this effort has been made, the wrecker company will be authorized
to take payment. Payment may be taken
at the scene or at the wrecker's impound yard.
The wrecker company
will be held responsible for all damages done to a vehicle in the process of
its impoundment and storage. The
wrecker company will also be responsible for any property contained on or
within any impounded vehicle.
The wrecker company
will agree to release said vehicles in accordance with previously stated record
keeping and College notification procedures.
Revision:
“DeKalb College” replaced with “Georgia Perimeter College” (8/2001)