Petitioning Citations
Consideration
Process | Appealing a Petition
| Decision Process | Traffic
Appeals Board | Payment of Fines
If you feel you have received a parking ticket in error
or there are other mitigating circumstances then you
may submit a petition.
Petitions for reconsideration of citations must be
addressed to the Traffic Petitions Officer and filed
within ten days of the date of the ticket.
Petitions should be typed or neatly written and
accompanied with the original traffic citation (make
photocopy for your records). Please clearly explain
mitigating circumstances and provide all information
possible, such as parking meter number, location,
witnesses, etc., and mail or deliver to the following:
Petition
University of Oregon
Department of Public Safety
1319 East 15th Ave
Eugene, OR 97403-1230
Petition forms are available at the Department of
Public Safety but are not required. Petitions may also
be filed
online.
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Petition Consideration
Process
All petitions are reviewed by the Traffic Petitions
Officer. The Petitions Officer has the authority to
seek advice from the Traffic Appeals Board or use his
or her own discretion to:
- Dismiss the violation
- Find the individual not guilty of the charges
- Find the individual guilty of the violation or
of some lesser violation and require payment
of the fine as assessed or impose an
alternative penalty
- Find the individual guilty but issue a
reprimand or a warning or suspend payment of
a penalty
In determining an appropriate penalty, the Petitions
Officer shall take into consideration the driver's
traffic penalty record for the past twelve-month
period.
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Appealing a Petition
A petitioner who is dissatisfied with the Petitions
Officer's response may appeal to the Traffic Appeals
Board. An appeal must be filed within five days of
receipt of decision. Such an appeal must be typed
or clearly written and should allege that the decision
of the Petitions Officer was unreasonable or arbitrary
or was not supported by substantial evidence. The
Traffic Appeals Board may consider petitioner to appear
before the Board. If desired, a request to speak before
the Board must be made in writing and submitted at the
time of appeal submission to:
Appeal
University of Oregon
Department of Public Safety
1319 East 15th Ave
Eugene, OR 97403-1230
Petition forms are available at the Department of
Public Safety but are not required. The same forms are
used for both petitioning and appeals. Currently,
the online petition form may not be used to submit an
appeal.
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Appeal Decision Process
In considering an appeal, the Board may:
- Affirm the Petitions Officer's decision
- Dismiss the violation
- Find the individual not guilty of the charges
- Find the individual guilty of the violation or
some lesser violation and impose an
alternative penalty
- Find the individual guilty but issue a
reprimand or a warning or suspend payment of
a penalty
In determining the appropriate penalty, the Appeals
Board shall take into consideration the driver's
traffic penalty record for the past twelve-month
period.
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Traffic Appeals Board
The Traffic Appeals Board is made up of two faculty
members, two members of the management service or the
classified staff and two students. Three members of the
Board make a quorum. The chair of the Board is selected
at the first meeting every year. A majority vote of the
members present is needed to overrule the decision of
the Petitions Officer.
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Payment of Fines
The requirement to pay fines is tolled during the
petition and appeals process. Payment of
any fine assessed by the Petitions Officer or the
Traffic Appeals Board is due within ten days of the
final decision.
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