Virginia Law

This procedure is designed to assist the university administration in evaluating the parking program, to highlight problem areas, to provide a learning experience to those who receive citations while using George Mason University parking facilities, and to provide an avenue to correct enforcement errors.

Requests for an appeal must be submitted in writing within 10 calendar days of the citation date and must be submitted on the Parking Citation Appeal form. Any appeal not filed within this time is automatically denied. While the citation is under review, fines are held in abeyance. Each request for appeal will be carefully reviewed by the Appeals Review Officer. The Appeals Review Officer will base his decision on the George Mason University Motor Vehicle Parking Policies and Regulations (8VAC35-21-10 et seq.) and on the information presented in the written request. The Appeals Review Officer may uphold the appeal, deny the appeal, or reduce the violation to an appropriate lesser violation. The decisions together with comments are reported to the appellant by mail.

The appellant can appeal the decision of the Appeals Review Officer as set forth in 8VAC35-10-40 with the exception of an expedited hearing in which all decisions are final. Fines due after the appeal is decided must be paid within 10 calendar days of the decision date. Failure to pay citations or appealed citations by a faculty or staff member will result in the individual's outstanding account being turned over to a collection agency. Students will be placed on financial suspension.

Information submitted in support of appeals and/or re-appeals is received at face value and is subject to validation by the university.