Any college guys here? Question about parking in LA schools - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Drakelee117 · 08-26-2015, 03:00 AM

I was wondering if there's anybody who goes to college in LA and park their car there? I don't plan to put on the front license plate but I got a parking citation the first day at my campus. Apparently they give out tickets for not parking head in and no front plate.

Is it a regular occurrence around here for giving tickets without front license plate or is it just because they found two reasons together and decided to do that.

ryoma · 08-26-2015, 03:14 AM

yeah, they can give you tickets for it. at my school though, if the spaces are slanted, you have to park front first. if they're straight, then you can back into them. they might have wanted extra revenue or something and got you for the license plate on top of it.

Decimus · 08-26-2015, 03:20 AM

Yeah you can get tickets for not having front plates at schools. At the university I attended, it had a sign posted you had to park head in only. Luckily I didn't park in the school parking lots... so no problem for me.

V_86 · 08-26-2015, 10:51 AM

Check your student handbook for parking rules. If it does not mention front plate, contest that part.

caffeinejunky · 08-26-2015, 10:53 AM

For not parking head in, my school does that too (Cypress College), so yeah just keep that in mind. If whoever manages parking security in your school is PD, then I think they can also give you that front plate ticket.

mav1178 · 08-26-2015, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by V_86

Check your student handbook for parking rules. If it does not mention front plate, contest that part.

Student handbooks do not need to mention front plates, because it is part of the CVC and can be enforced by any parking enforcement that the state allows.

-alex

V_86 · 08-26-2015, 02:51 PM

@mav1178 depends on what kind of school I would imagine. If it is a public university, yes. A private school, in theory, you could take a ticket and throw it in the trash if you are a visitor. If you're a student then the worst they could do is revoke your pass or prevent you from registering or graduating, or tow your car I guess for trespassing. It's like the private lots in LA that are giving out illegal "tickets." They are meaningless.

continuecrushing · 08-26-2015, 03:03 PM

change schools

JS + BRZ · 08-26-2015, 03:05 PM

They can give you no front plate tickets.

mav1178 · 08-26-2015, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V_86

@mav1178 depends on what kind of school I would imagine. If it is a public university, yes. A private school, in theory, you could take a ticket and throw it in the trash if you are a visitor. If you're a student then the worst they could do is revoke your pass or prevent you from registering or graduating, or tow your car I guess for trespassing. It's like the private lots in LA that are giving out illegal "tickets." They are meaningless.

Again:

If the ticket is one for no front plate, parking enforcement CAN give you a citation for it.

The reason is simple: they need your license plate to identify your car. Without a front plate it is a simple fix-it ticket that is added on to whatever parking violation you are infringing on.

One is a parking enforcement matter, one is a CVC matter. The parking enforcement you can argue. The CVC one you have to fix or pay up.

Throw it in the trash if you want. You'll be in for a pleasant surprise the next time your CA registration comes up for renewal.

-alex

V_86 · 08-26-2015, 03:55 PM

Again, depends on the school and type of officer, at USC, yes, the campus police are licensed CA officers. At other schools, just rent a cops.

aznflightfreak23 · 08-26-2015, 06:06 PM

I got multiple front plate tickets back when I went to Pasadena City College. It was written up by the same "officer". I ended up getting a front plate bracket and transferred to a 4 year college.

8R6 · 08-26-2015, 06:10 PM

you can even get a no-front-plate ticket when parked on the street anywhere too. and the airport. and other places. they will hand them out. it's not a school thing, it's a law thing.

JS + BRZ · 08-26-2015, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V_86

Again, depends on the school and type of officer, at USC, yes, the campus police are licensed CA officers. At other schools, just rent a cops.

Did you go to USC? Fight on, man!

I've received a no front plate ticket before at school.

08-26-2015, 03:00 AM	#1
Drakelee117 Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: Subaru BRZ 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 81 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any college guys here? Question about parking in LA schools I was wondering if there's anybody who goes to college in LA and park their car there? I don't plan to put on the front license plate but I got a parking citation the first day at my campus. Apparently they give out tickets for not parking head in and no front plate. Is it a regular occurrence around here for giving tickets without front license plate or is it just because they found two reasons together and decided to do that.

08-26-2015, 03:14 AM	#2
ryoma Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited CWP Location: SoCal Posts: 1,561 Thanks: 34 Thanked 669 Times in 469 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah, they can give you tickets for it. at my school though, if the spaces are slanted, you have to park front first. if they're straight, then you can back into them. they might have wanted extra revenue or something and got you for the license plate on top of it. __________________ My 2015 CWP BRZ Build

08-26-2015, 06:10 PM	#13
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,338 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	you can even get a no-front-plate ticket when parked on the street anywhere too. and the airport. and other places. they will hand them out. it's not a school thing, it's a law thing. __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

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Decimus BAE Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: Asphalt FRS Location: SGV Posts: 587 Thanks: 152 Thanked 97 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Yeah you can get tickets for not having front plates at schools. At the university I attended, it had a sign posted you had to park head in only. Luckily I didn't park in the school parking lots... so no problem for me.

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V_86 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2015 Asphalt FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 304 Thanks: 71 Thanked 83 Times in 52 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Check your student handbook for parking rules. If it does not mention front plate, contest that part.

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V_86 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2015 Asphalt FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 304 Thanks: 71 Thanked 83 Times in 52 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@mav1178 depends on what kind of school I would imagine. If it is a public university, yes. A private school, in theory, you could take a ticket and throw it in the trash if you are a visitor. If you're a student then the worst they could do is revoke your pass or prevent you from registering or graduating, or tow your car I guess for trespassing. It's like the private lots in LA that are giving out illegal "tickets." They are meaningless.

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continuecrushing Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FRS Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 2,707 Thanks: 1,231 Thanked 2,144 Times in 1,003 Posts Mentioned: 73 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	change schools

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V_86 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2015 Asphalt FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 304 Thanks: 71 Thanked 83 Times in 52 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Again, depends on the school and type of officer, at USC, yes, the campus police are licensed CA officers. At other schools, just rent a cops.

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