Do not call a parking enforcement officer a "meter maid." The scope of the job is far more than just citing violators at meters and parking lots. Plus, it is sexist language.
- Average cost of a campus parking ticket is $30.
- TAPS "boots" two to three cars a month. Boots can be used once the car's owner has five or more delinquent citations that are outstanding. The cost of boot removal is $35 plus paying all the delinquent parking fines on your record.
- Five full-time parking enforcement officers patrol the campus from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. during the academic year and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the summer.
- Lot #25 (adjacent to the ARC) and the North Parking Structure are where most violations occur.
- The term used by parking divisions across the country for a driver who amasses parking tickets and refuses to pay them is "scofflaw." The term is shorthand for people who scoff at the law.
Media Resources
Clifton B. Parker, Dateline, (530) 752-1932, cparker@ucdavis.edu