About: The Public Safety Department of Truett-McConnell College exists to ensure faculty, staff, student, and campus safety throughout the school year. It is only through cooperation that the Public Safety Department and its employees can best serve the campus.
The student in whose name a permit is issued is always responsible for the operation and parking of his or her vehicle, regardless of who is actually driving it. This does not absolve the driver from blame if he or she is anyone other than the normal operator or owner in whose name the vehicle is registered.
Every person who operates a vehicle on the campus of Truett-McConnell College is required to obey all city ordinances and state laws relating to the operation, insuring, and registration of motor vehicles. A citation will be issued to anyone who violates any such law or ordinance, or any regulation of Truett-McConnell College. Each violation will result in a $25.00 fine unless otherwise noted. These fines will be added to the student’s bill through the Business Office.
Registration Violations
- Failure to register a motor vehicle on the first day the vehicle is on campus.
- Failure to display a permit.
- Improperly displaying a permit.
- Displaying more than one permit.
Parking Violations
- Parking in a space reserved for another class of permit. The faculty and other restricted areas
in front of the Miller Building, adjacent to the bell, are never available to students.
Exceptions: After 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. each day, students may park at the pool, at the Nix Student Center, in the commuter lots near the BCM Building, faculty parking between the gym and the chapel, and Cofer Library as space permits. - Parking in a space marked “Handicapped” or “Visitor.”
- Parking in any space where parking is prohibited by signs or yellow or red curbs.
- Parking in a space marked “Reserved.”
- Parking on grassy areas.
- Blocking a driveway or an entrance/exit space of any building, including the gymnasium entrance and residence hall walkways.
- Double parking.
- Blocking another vehicle.
- Parking in more than one space in marked parking areas.
- Parking between the Miller Building and the Otwell and Merritt Residence Halls (fire lane).
- Parking on President’s Drive is prohibited at all times.
- Parking in the President’s parking spot in front of the Miller Building.* (This parking spot is reserved twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.)
* $75 fine for this violation.
Moving Violations
- Driving in excess of speed limit.(15 m.p.h. campus-wide)
- Driving in a careless, reckless, or imprudent manner. ($50.00 fine)
- Failure to stop at stop sign.
- Permitting careless, reckless, or imprudent behavior by passengers. This shall include riding on the outside of the vehicle, riding in the trunk of a vehicle, or hanging out of a vehicle. ($50.00 fine)
- Riding a motorcycle without a helmet. (Driver or Passenger)
- Driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
- Driving across any grass or sidewalk.
- Operating or occupying a moving motor vehicle without wearing a seatbelt.
Public Safety officers are authorized to issue citations for violations or turn incidents over to local law enforcement. Motor vehicle privileges will be suspended for any person who receives more than three citations during an academic year.
- Single Entry / Exit Point
- Security Phone Line answered 24 hours a Day (ext. 186)
- Gated Entry Beginning 6pm Nightly
- Traditional Residence Halls have 24 hour electronic lock down
