Towing and Wheel Boot Policy

  1. Any Public Safety officer may order the towing or immobilization of a vehicle in violation of the following parking regulations and possible revocation of parking privileges on the Guilford campus:
    1. Failure to respond to four (4) parking violations summons.
    2. Parking an unauthorized vehicle in HANDICAPPED, FIRE LANE or RESERVED space (including the President's space).
    3. Parking in the traveled portion of a roadway or in a No Parking/Tow Zone.

  2. The cost to the owner of a booted car will be $45 plus all parking fines. The person has up to 48 hours to resolve parking fines plus the booted fine. After 48 hours, if the owner has not contacted the Department of Public Safety or made arrangements for release of the boot, the vehicle will be towed, incurring additional towing and storage costs.

  3. Persons wishing to secure the release of a vehicle that has been booted or impounded should report to the Department of Public Safety between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Once fines have been paid, Public Safety dispatch will send an officer to release the boot. If your vehicle was towed, dispatch will issue a Stored Vehicle Release Authorization Certificate, which the person will present to the towing company. The towing company will at that point release the vehicle after collecting their tow fees.

  4. No vehicle impounded pursuant to this order shall be released until all fines have been paid or charged to the students account.