Washington Administrative Code

(1) Any immobilization, impoundment, or fine under this chapter may be appealed in writing, or when available, appealed through the online parking portal, within twenty calendar days from the date of the citation, the notice of immobilization, or the notice of impoundment. The no…

Parking products are the property of the institutions and may be recalled by the issuer for any of the following reasons:(1) When the purpose for which the parking product was issued changes or no longer exists;(2) When a parking product is used on an unauthorized vehicle, by an …

Parking product revocations under this chapter may be appealed pursuant to the procedures in WAC 478-117-320.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.560 and 28B.20.130. WSR 19-11-048, § 478-117-330, filed 5/10/19, effective 6/10/19.]

(1) For any motor vehicle citation involving a violation of this chapter where the motor vehicle is registered to a permit holder, there shall be a prima facie presumption that the permit holder was the person who operated the motor vehicle in violation of these rules. Such respo…

The objectives of these rules are:(1) To protect and control pedestrian and vehicular traffic on the campus of the University of Washington, Tacoma;(2) To ensure access at all times for emergency vehicles and equipment;(3) To minimize traffic disturbances;(4) To facilitate the op…

The following definitions apply to this chapter:(1) Bicycle: Any device defined as a bicycle in chapter 46.04 RCW.(2) Campus: The campus of University of Washington, Tacoma.(3) Employee: An employee of the university.(4) Fee: A charge for the use of the permit issued.(5) Hours of…

The applicable parking and traffic rules upon the campus are:(1) The motor vehicle and other traffic laws of the state of Washington, Title 46 RCW;(2) The traffic code of the city of Tacoma; and(3) The parking and traffic rules in this chapter. If the Washington laws or the Tacom…

The university is responsible for parking and traffic management on campus. Duly appointed public safety officers or independent contractors hired by the university are authorized to enforce these parking and traffic rules.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.560 and 28B.20.130. WSR …

Except for vehicles that the university owns or operates, the university assumes no liability under any circumstances for vehicles on the campus.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.560 and 28B.20.130. WSR 05-08-017, § 478-118-045, filed 3/28/05, effective 4/28/05.]

Except as provided in WAC 478-118-055, no person shall park or leave any vehicle (other than bicycles), whether attended or unattended, upon the campus unless the person first purchases a permit from the university or from the operator of the parking lot in which the vehicle is p…

(1) No permit shall be required for the following motor vehicles:(a) Public safety and emergency vehicles while performing services;(b) Marked taxis, tow trucks, commercial delivery; and media vehicles which have agreed to comply with university guidelines and received prior writ…

(1) Carpool permits may be issued to employees and students. One transferable permit will be issued by the university for each carpool participant. This permit is transferable only among the registered members of the carpool. Two or more permits must be displayed simultaneously i…

(1) Parking permits issued by the university are the property of the university and may be recalled by the issuer for any of the following reasons:(a) When the purpose for which the permit was issued changes or no longer exists;(b) When an unauthorized individual uses a permit;(c…

(1) Permit holders may transfer one valid permit between motor vehicles. Improper transfer of a permit shall include, but is not limited to, the wrongful sale, lending, or bad faith transfer of a parking permit.(2) Permits displaying license plate numbers shall be valid only in t…

The person to whom a permit is issued is responsible for the vehicle upon which the permit is affixed. He or she shall be held responsible for all violations of this chapter charged to that vehicle. However, the operator of a vehicle will not be relieved of responsibility for vio…

(1) Parking permits, other than hourly permits (receipts) dispensed from parking machines and motorcycle and scooter permits, shall be displayed either by hanging from the rear view mirror or by placing face-up on the driver's side dashboard and shall be fully visible from the ex…

The regents of the University of Washington shall adopt parking fees, specifying the charge per hour, day, quarter, or year.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.560 and 28B.20.130. WSR 05-08-017, § 478-118-200, filed 3/28/05, effective 4/28/05; WSR 02-15-174, § 478-118-200, filed 7/2…

The parking spaces available on campus shall be allocated in a manner that will best attain the objectives of these rules.During special occasions causing additional or heavy traffic and during emergencies, the university may impose additional traffic, fees, and parking policies …

(1) No motor vehicle shall be parked on the campus except in areas designated as parking areas.(2) No vehicle shall be parked so as to occupy any portion of more than one parking space as designated within the parking area. The fact that other vehicles may have been so parked as …

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first:(1) Stopping the engine, locking the ignition, and removing the key; and(2) Effectively setting the brake and transmission to prevent movement of the vehicle.[Statutory Authority: …

(1) The university may erect signs, barricades, and other structures, and paint marks and other directions upon the streets and parking areas within the campus. Drivers of vehicles shall obey the signs, barricades, structures, markings, and directions. Drivers of vehicles shall c…

No vehicle shall be operated on the campus at a speed in excess of posted limits. If no limit is posted, no vehicle shall exceed twenty miles per hour or such lower speed as is reasonable and prudent in the circumstances.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.560 and 28B.20.130. WSR 02…

(1) The operator of a vehicle shall yield right of way to any pedestrian. However, no pedestrian may suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impossible or unsafe for the driver to yield.(2) Whenever any…

(1) Motorcycles and scooters are subject to all traffic rules controlling other motor vehicles.(2)(a) Motorcycles and scooters may only be parked in areas designated for motorcycles or scooters.(b) This also includes electric assist bicycles and scooters.(3)(a) Motorcycles and sc…

No person may distribute literature by placing it on motor vehicles parked on the campus. Literature includes, but is not limited to, pamphlets, flyers, and stickers.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.560 and 28B.20.130. WSR 02-15-174, § 478-118-280, filed 7/24/02, effective 8/24/0…

(1) The primary aim of the bicycle control program is safety. This aim will be achieved by keeping bicycles out of buildings, away from building exits, and parking them off paths and sidewalks.All bicycle parking and traffic rules under WAC 478-118-290 also include electric assis…

(1) Skateboard use in pedestrian areas including, but not limited to, walkways, ramps, concourses, plazas, and staircases, and on internal university streets and loading areas on the campus is restricted solely to transporting an individual from one campus destination to another.…

Upon probable cause to believe that a violation of these rules has occurred, a public safety officer or designated contractor may issue a citation setting forth the date, the approximate time, the locality, the nature of the violation, the permit number, license number, infractio…

WAC 478-118-410(1) The current schedule of fines shall be published by the university and made available for review in the safety and security office.(2) All fines must be paid as designated on the citation within 20 calendar days from the date of the citation. Fines must be paid…

(1) Except for skateboards, any impoundment or fine under this chapter may be appealed in writing within twenty calendar days from the date of the citation or the notice of impoundment. The notice of appeal must be addressed to the location indicated on the citation or notice of …

The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident on campus resulting in injury to or death of any person or total or claimed damage to either or both vehicles of five hundred dollars shall, within twenty-four hours, report such accident to the campus security department. This …

Pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW and the authority granted by RCW 28B.20.130, the board of regents of the University of Washington has established rules regarding student conduct and student discipline (code) that are set forth in chapter 478-121 WAC. The university has also develop…

This conduct code applies to all students from the time of admission through the actual conferral of a degree, including any period between terms of enrollment.The disciplinary sanctions specified in WAC 478-121-210, up to and including suspension or dismissal, may be imposed on …

Research misconduct, as defined in WAC 478-121-145, is a form of prohibited conduct under this code. Federal rules and policies, however, regulate the handling of research misconduct matters when university research is supported by federal funding. These federal requirements are …

(1) The scope of the university's jurisdiction includes reports that prohibited conduct occurred:(a) On any university premises or in connection with any university-sponsored program or activity, regardless of the location of the program or activity; or(b) Off campus (i.e., condu…

If any provision or clause of this chapter 478-121 WAC, or any application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of these rules are declared to be severable.These ru…

For the purposes of this conduct code, the following definitions apply:(1) Attorney. Attorney is a person permitted to practice law in Washington state.(2) Complainant. A complainant is the person who is the subject of the prohibited conduct, whether or not that person made a rep…

Prohibited conduct under this code includes, but is not limited to, the prohibited conduct described in WAC 478-121-100 through 478-121-173, WAC 478-121-605, and relevant university policies. For additional interpretation of prohibited conduct, see Student Governance and Policies…

Abuse of others includes assault and other forms of physical abuse of any person, or any conduct intended to threaten bodily harm or to endanger the health or safety of any person.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130. WSR 17-15-068, § 478-121-103, filed 7/14/17, effective 8/18/17…

(1) Abuse of the student conduct process includes:(a) Attempting to influence the impartiality or participation of any presiding officer or any reviewing officer;(b) Influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit an abuse of the student conduct process; or(c) Sub…

Academic misconduct includes:(1) "Cheating" which includes, but is not limited to:(a) The use of unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations, or completing assignments;(b) The acquisition, use, or distribution of unpublished materials created by another stud…

Acts of dishonesty include:(1) Knowingly furnishing false information to any university official;(2) Impersonating, or providing false information in the name of, any university official;(3) Forging, altering, or misusing any university document or record, or instrument of identi…

Students may be found responsible for prohibited conduct if they:(1) Aid or assist another student or student organization in the commission of prohibited conduct;(2) Request, hire, or incite another person to commit prohibited conduct, either intending that the other person comm…

The unlawful possession, use, distribution, or manufacture of alcohol.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130. WSR 17-15-068, § 478-121-115, filed 7/14/17, effective 8/18/17.]

Computer abuses include, but are not limited to:(1) Unauthorized use of university computer resources;(2) Use of another person's university user name and/or password;(3) Use of university computing facilities and resources to interfere with the work of another student, an instru…

In furtherance of the university's interest in maintaining positive relationships with its surrounding communities, the university shall have the authority to hold students accountable under this conduct code for misconduct within any residential or commercial communities adjacen…

Discriminatory harassment includes verbal, physical, electronic, or other conduct based on an individual's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or veteran st…