UAMS ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE

NUMBER: 11.3.03
DATE: 10/15/96
REVISION:

PURPOSE

The purpose of this policy is to notify staff, employees and students of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) of the procedures to be followed in appealing traffic citations issued by the UAMS Police Department.

PROCEDURE

1. The Traffic Appeals Committee, a body of the House of Delegates, is responsible for reviewing appeals of traffic citations. The Committee is comprised of students, staff and employees, and meets at least once a month (meetings are held the first Friday or the third Wednesday of the month). The Committee will meet bimonthly if there are a sufficient number of requests for appeals.
2. UAMS staff, employees, and students who wish to appeal a traffic citation must complete a Traffic Appeals Form and turn it in to the UAMS Police Department within seven days of being issued the ticket they wish to appeal. The Traffic Appeals Form is available from the UAMS Police Department Traffic Office, Distribution Center, Room 204, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The form is also available from the Information Desk.
3. Traffic citation appeals received within seven days from the ticket’s issuance will be considered by the Traffic Appeals Committee at the assigned meeting date. The Committee will review the appeal and will rule either that the appeal be denied, or that the citation be voided, or reduced.
4. If the Committee’s decision is to void the citation, no notification will be sent to the appellee. If the appeal is denied or the citation reduced, appropriate notification will be sent to the appellee.