Fees

Any Vehicle parked in violation of this Ordinance or any parking regulation issued under the terms of the Ordinance may be immobilized by use of a wheel boot. The Department will prominently post notice of the application of a wheel boot in one of three locations: (1) on the driver’s side of the front window of the Vehicle, (2) on the rear windshield, or (3) on the driver’s side window. Placement of the notice will depend on the type of Vehicle. The Department will charge a Vehicle immobilization fee, in addition to any applicable penalty for violation of the Ordinance, to reimburse the University for its costs in immobilizing the Vehicle. The Vehicle immobilization fee is $55.00.

The Chancellor or their designee(s) may refuse to authorize release of a Vehicle to the owner or custodian until the immobilization fee, storage fees, and all outstanding balances owed to the Department are paid in full or a payment plan established during normal business hours. Wheel boots may only be removed by the Department staff or UNC Police staff, upon payment of the $55.00 Vehicle immobilization fee. If the operator of the booted Vehicle arrives at the Vehicle prior to the parking control officer leaving the scene, such operator is still responsible for the cost of the Vehicle immobilization fee. The owner or custodian of the Vehicle impounded under any regulation of this Ordinance may appeal the immobilization to the Department in person or in writing within ten calendar days to the Chancellor’s designated Hearing Officer, pursuant to Section 8-1. Submitting an appeal to the Hearing Officer is not a substitute for payment of the immobilization fee.

The Department will remove Vehicles immobilized for longer than 24 hours. The owner/custodian of the Vehicle is responsible for both the immobilization and tow fees and applicable storage fees.

Any Vehicle that is partially dismantled, wrecked, deemed abandoned under Section 3-7, and/or does not display a current license plate and is left in such condition for more than ten calendar days must have a warning tag placed on it by a parking control officer. Such tag will provide notice that if the Vehicle is not removed within five days from the date reflected on the tag, it will be considered abandoned and derelict. Such Vehicles must be removed at the end of the five-day period to the University storage area at the owner’s expense and will be disposed of in accordance with Section 7-4 of this Ordinance.

1. When any Derelict or Abandoned Vehicle is in the University’s possession, the University must dispose of it in accordance with State law.
2. Any proceeds from the sale of a derelict or abandoned Vehicle, after costs have been deducted for removal, storage, investigation, sale, and satisfying any liens of record on the Vehicle, must be held by the University for 30 calendar days and paid to the registered owner upon demand. If the owner does not appear to claim the proceeds within 30 calendar days after disposal of the Vehicle, the funds must be deposited in the Department’s Trust Fund, and the owner’s rights therein are forfeited forever.
3. No person shall be held to answer in any civil or criminal action to any owner or other person legally entitled to the possession of any abandoned, lost, or stolen Vehicle for disposing of the Vehicles as provided in this section.

Bicycles

It is lawful for the Chancellor, through their designee(s), to impound at the owner/rider’s expense, any Bicycle that is considered abandoned, junked, lost/stolen, parked/stored or operated in violation of this Ordinance, or state or local fire safety regulations. It is lawful for the Chancellor, through their designee(s), to remove security devices attached to Bicycles for impoundment purposes. The Bicycle impoundment fee is $10.00. The University is not liable for damages made to a Bicycle or lock while impounding or during storage of the Bicycle. UNC Police or the Department staff, upon payment of the $10.00 Bicycle impoundment fee, may release an impounded Bicycle. Bicycles that remain stored on racks for more than 30 days at the end of any academic term, including summer sessions, will be deemed University property.

Skateboards and In-line Skates

It is lawful for the Chancellor, through their designee(s), to impound at the owner’s/rider’s expense any skateboard or in-line skates that are considered abandoned, junked, lost/stolen, or operated in violation of this Ordinance. The skateboard or in-line skates impoundment fee is $10.00. The University is not liable for damages done to skateboards or in-line skates while impounded. Owners/riders of impounded skateboards or in-line skates may claim them in person at the Department in the Public Safety building, subject to the payment of the penalty fee, if applicable, under Article VI for violation of Section 5-3. Owners/riders who are under age 18 must bring a parent or guardian with them to claim impounded skateboards or in-line skates. UNC Police or the Department staff, upon payment of the $10.00 Bicycle/skateboard impoundment fee, may release an impounded skateboard or in-line skates.

The Department will send an email   notifying the Bicycle owner with a registered permit when a Bicycle has been impounded; when an owner is unknown, notice must be posted in the Public Safety building. Any Bicycle unclaimed 30 calendar days after the original date of impoundment will be deemed University property.

When the owner/rider of a skateboard or in-line skates is known, a letter must be sent by the Department notifying the owner/rider that the skateboard or in-line skates have been impounded and informing the owner/rider how to claim the impounded skateboard or in-line skates. Where the owner/rider of an impounded skateboard or in-line skates is under age 18, a copy of the letter must be sent to owner/rider’s parent or guardian, if known. When the owner/rider is unknown, the Department will/shall post notice in the Public Safety building. Skateboards or in-line skates unclaimed within 30 days after the original date of impoundment will be deemed University property.