Violations

Our campus traffic laws are about the same as those that apply off campus. Here are some of the most common infractions. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Campus Police Department.

Moving violations

• Driving without valid drivers license
• Failure to show proof of liability insurance
• Exceeding the speed limit
• Running stop signs or red lights
• Driving the wrong way on a one-way street
• Failure to grant right-of-way to pedestrians

Other violations

• Parking along the street
• Backing into a parking space
• Failure to display a valid San Jacinto College parking permit
• Failure to properly affix a parking permit
• Parking in any area restricted by signs or a yellow border
• Parking in loading zones
• Parking in driveways
• Parking on the wrong side of the street
• Failure to park within lines of individually marked spaces
• Parking in areas not designated for parking (on grass, esplanade, sidewalks, etc.)
• Failure to take care of a ticket in the required time
• Parking in a reserved parking space (visitor, staff, motorcycle, etc.)
• Displaying a fictitious or defaced parking permit
• Falsification of vehicle registration information to obtain a parking permit
• Altering, damaging or moving college traffic signs, markers or signal devices
• Littering
• Failure to obey request or direction of a college police officer
• Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on campus (inside a vehicle on campus constitutes possession)
• Possession of firearms, explosive weapons, or illegal knives on campus, which is a third-degree felony