Traffic
and Parking
Regulations
2007 - 2008
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 105, Section 37-105-1 and Section 37-105-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning hereby enacts the rules and regulations for vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles on the campus and grounds of The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The University of Southern Mississippi reserves the right to regulate the use of all vehicles on campus and to forbid the use of a vehicle by any person not complying with the regulations on campus as applicable to Mississippi state law and Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning. The Department of Parking Management (DPM) is responsible for implementing and enforcing the parking regulations. Except where indicated, all regulations contained herein are enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Reference State Code 37-105-3)
Parking registration is an individual responsibility. Parking permits are issued to individuals, and ownership is not transferable. By obtaining a permit, the permit holder agrees to become familiar with and abide by the rules and regulations. Parking permits must be properly displayed 24 hours a day. (See parking regulations, Section 4, subparagraph 4.2.)
Southern Miss assumes no liability for damages, including flood damage, or loss to any vehicle or vehicle contents while vehicles are parked, or in operation, on university property. Southern Miss does not guarantee a parking space, nor does purchasing a parking permit guarantee a parking space. Campus parking spaces are zoned, and eligibility to park in a particular parking zone is determined by where the permit holder resides.
RESERVED PARKING
Southern Miss may reserve parking spaces as necessary for handicapped persons, visitors, Eagle Club members, Lucas reserve, Polymer reserve, and others. Parking spaces for Eagle Club members will be reserved prior to and during home football and basketball games. Unauthorized vehicles parked in these designated reserved areas will be cited and towed at the owner’s expense.
HANDICAPPED PARKING
Southern Miss faculty/staff and students who operate a motor vehicle on university-controlled property with permanent or temporary disabilities are required to properly display on his/her vehicle a federal or state-sanctioned handicapped placard or tag accompanied by a Southern Miss handicapped parking permit. To purchase a Southern Miss handicapped parking permit each individual will be required to register and submit a copy of a state issued handicapped placard to the Department of Parking Management (DPM). (See vehicle registration Section 2, subparagraph 2.3, 2.19 and zone designations Section 3, subparagraph 3.7)
Visitors are required to go by the Information Booth, located at the first entrance of the campus on East Memorial Drive or the Department of Parking Management, McLemore Hall, Room 152 to register for a handicapped parking pass.
For further information regarding services for individuals with disabilities on campus, call the office for Disability Accommodations at 601.266.5024, TTY: 601.266.6837, or click here to go to their Web site.
TOWING/BOOTING
Southern Miss is authorized to boot, tow, or impound, at the owner’s expense, any vehicle that has been issued four (4) or more parking citations in an academic year (paid or unpaid). Booting or towing a vehicle is also authorized in the following cases: a vehicle is issued two (2) parking citations for not displaying a DPM parking permit, a vehicle is inoperable or appears to be abandoned, a vehicle that is obstructing traffic, a vehicle that is parked in a fire lane or near a fire hydrant, a vehicle that is parked illegally in any reserved space, a vehicle that is parked illegally in a handicap/handicapped curb cut (wheelchair ramp) space or falsifying/altering of a permit/handicapped placard, a vehicle that is parked in a No Parking Tow Zone, a vehicle that is parked in a Service Zone without the required DPM permit, a vehicle parked on sidewalk/grounds. (See penalties, Section 7, subparagraph 7.4, 7.5, and 7.7.)
POLICY GOVERNING USE AND OPERATION OF NONCONVENTIONAL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to establish operational guidelines for the use and operation of nonconventional modes of transportation on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi and to establish equipment needs, both required and optional, regarding these modes of transportation.
II. POLICY
- Nonconventional mode of transportation is defined as any motorized vehicle, gas or electric powered, that is used to transport people, equipment or other goods. EXAMPLES: Golf carts, ATVs, lawn mowers, etc.
- These nonconventional modes of transportation will be operated in accordance with the “Rules of the Road” as are conventional modes of transportation.
- Operators will not use sidewalks as transportation routes. Sidewalks can only be utilized when destination has been reached to accommodate delivery of goods or service, drop off and pick up; job description/equipment allows for use in grass/sidewalk or for parking.
- When parking, utilize area at your destination that will not impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Do not park in a designated parking space, in the roadway, or in any tow-away zone as described in the Traffic and Parking regulations.
- Operation will be in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, and there will be no modification to manufacturer’s safety equipment, e.g., speed governors.
- All equipment on nonconventional modes of transportation will be maintained and in good working order.
- Nonconventional modes of transportation will be properly marked with department/division name and unit number assigned by Motor Pool that would be visible from a minimal distance of 25 feet.
- The following equipment will be utilized on all noncoventional modes of transportation dependent on time and purpose of use. (required or optional)
- windshield (required for golf carts, optional on all others)
- flashing yellow caution light affixed to top or above roof (required)
- rearview mirror (required)
- headlights and rear lights/reflectors (optional for daytime use only, required for nighttime operation)
- reflective triangular placard for equipment (required)
- horn (optional)
- weather enclosure (optional)
- Limit operators of nonconventional modes of transportation to personnel who have a valid driver’s license.
- Limit capacity of the cart to manufactures specifications.
- Driver and passenger(s) are to remain seated at all times while moving and keep hands and feet inside at all times.
- When backing, make sure to look behind you before doing so.
- When leaving the transportation unattended, remove the key and set the parking brake at all times.
- Stop transportation completely before exiting.
III. PROCEDURE
All current employees and new hires whose job description allows use of nonconventional modes of transportation will submit to the University Police Department information for a driver’s license check for validation. Employee will read and then sign that they understand the policy regarding the use of noncoventional modes of transportation.
Violations of said policy will be forwarded to the appropriate school dean or department director with whom the nonconventional mode of transportation is assigned. All disciplinary action will be handled in accordance with The University of Southern Mississippi disciplinary policy.
REVOCATION OF PARKING PRIVILEGES
Southern Miss considers parking a privilege that may be revoked temporarily or permanently for justifiable reasons. Notice will be given to individuals whose privileges have been revoked by writing to their address of record with the university. Violations of this notice will result in immediate booting or towing.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 DECAL is a nontransferable windshield sticker, bumper sticker, metal tag, or other marking normally used to identify the owners of vehicles or the vehicle itself and the permitted zone.
1.2 HANGTAG is a portable parking permit identifying the individual and zone.
1.3 PARKING PERMIT is a written authorization for an individual to park a vehicle on the campus in a specified parking zone. Parking permits will be valid for one year and will expire August 15 of each calendar year. Exceptions: Retiree parking permits are non-expiring and Honor Club parking permits expire every two (2) years.
1.4 FACULTY MEMBER is anyone who is employed full-time or part-time by The University of Southern Mississippi, whether under contract or not, for the purpose of teaching or instructing students or anyone working on the campus in a faculty capacity. This does not include graduate assistants, graduate research assistants, or graduate fellowship students.
1.5 STAFF MEMBER is anyone who is employed full-time, part-time, or temporarily by Southern Miss to perform services other than instructing students.
1.6 STUDENT is anyone, other than faculty or staff members, who is enrolled at Southern Miss for the purpose of receiving instruction.
1.7 MOTOR VEHICLE is any automobile, truck, motorcycle, or motorbike.
1.8 VEHICLES are all motorized devices used for transporting of people and materials, including, but not limited to, cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc.
1.9 VISITOR is any person, other than a student, faculty/staff member, or employee, who parks a vehicle on the campus on infrequent occasions. Visitors may obtain visitor permits and park in legal parking spaces. Visitors who park frequently on the campus must purchase parking permits and are subject to all regulations herein.
1.10 PROPER DISPLAY of a parking permit is the driver’s responsibility. Once a parking permit is issued, it shall be displayed in accordance with (See vehicle registration Section 2, subparagraph 2.6) the instructions printed on the permit. Vehicles should display only one type of permit at one time. Decals for motorcycles will be affixed in accordance with (See vehicle registration Section 2, subparagraph 2.6.)
1.11 BOOT, also referred to as an “automobile immobilizer,” is a mechanical device that can be affixed to any wheel on a motor vehicle for the purpose of temporarily immobilizing the vehicle.
1.12 METERED PARKING is limited-time parking that is regulated by a parking meter.
2. VEHICLE REGISTRATION
2.1 Faculty/staff and students are preferably asked
to register online before obtaining a parking permit. (www.usm.edu/parking)
2.2 Faculty/staff, employees, and students, full
time or part time, who operate a motor vehicle on university-controlled
property regularly or occasionally, will be required to purchase
a DPM parking permit. Any vehicle parked on university-controlled
property must display a valid DPM parking permit.
2.3 Faculty/staff and students with permanent or temporary disabilities who may require handicapped parking access will be required to submit a copy of a state issued handicapped placard to the Department of Parking Management (DPM). Each individual will be required to register and purchase a university handicapped parking permit to accompany the state handicapped placard.
2.4 Visitors will obtain and display visitor permits.
All visitors must show a valid driver’s license to obtain
a visitor pass.
2.5 All faculty/staff and students will be allowed
one (one day) temporary parking pass per semester at no cost.
A valid driver’s license will be required for issuance.
For additional days, a temporary pass can be purchased. (See vehicle
registration Section 2, subparagraph 2.18.)
2.6 Hangtags and decals are valid only when properly
displayed. Display the hangtag unobstructed from the rearview
mirror with the university logo facing outward. Decals must be
permanently affixed using only the permit’s adhesive, to
the inside of the front windshield, passenger side, and lower
right-hand corner. Motorcycle permits must be affixed to the rear
fender. If this is not possible, the decal must be affixed where
it can be readily seen.
2.7 Only those parking permits issued by The University
of Southern Mississippi Parking Management, Gulf Coast, and Gulf
Coast Research Laboratory campuses will be honored.
2.8 Faculty/staff members, full time or part time,
will be issued only one parking permit. (Must show valid Southern
Miss faculty/staff I.D.) Special accommodations will be made for
permanently open vehicles where a hangtag is not practical. Dependents,
such as students, spouses, and student office staff employees,
are not authorized to use faculty/staff parking permits.
2.9 Students who are full time or part time will
be issued up to two decals per academic year. (Must show valid
Southern Miss student I.D.)
2.10 All faculty and staff employees who are full
time, part time, regular or temporary will be eligible for faculty/staff
parking permits. Those employees who are hired on a temporary
basis will be required to pay for their permit in full upon issuance
of permit. Faculty/staff who are regular will pay through payroll
deduction.
2.11 Any person who reports a permit/decal lost/stolen
must register and pay the replacement fee to obtain another permit.
(See vehicle registration Section 2, Sub paragraph 2.18.)
2.12 Faculty/staff and students who have terminated/withdrawn
from the university will be reimbursed one-half (½) the
cost of the parking registration fee only if requested within
thirty (30) days of the issue date.
2.13 The university will reimburse faculty/staff
and students for up to sixty (60) days for any billing errors
that may have occurred.
2.14 Citation payments can be processed online.
(www.usm.edu/parking) (See penalties Section 7, subparagraphs
7.10, 7.11.)
2.15 Citations issued with a permit number will
be charged to the person to whom the original permit was issued.
Citations issued to a vehicle will be charged to the driver/owner.
2.16 Any person falsifying a permit will be subject
to towing and fined double the normal citation and towing fees.
In addition, the parking privileges will be revoked. (See penalties
Section 7, subparagraph 7.3, 7.4.)
2.17 All contractors are required to obtain parking
permits for their employee’s privately owned vehicles if
the employee is parking on campus. This requirement does not apply
to company-owned vehicles. Companies shall submit a letter (mail
or fax) to the Department of Parking Management requesting the
number of parking permits needed. Parking permits will be issued
to the individual. Contractor employees who bring privately owned
vehicles to campus are expected to abide by and follow the university
parking regulations (see General Information).
2.18 Outsourced employees (i.e., Aramark, Barnes
& Noble, etc…) will be issued one permit at the same
price as a faculty/staff permit and must be paid for at the time
of registration. These employees will be responsible for their
fines. Failure to pay their fines could result in vehicle immobilization.
2.19 Annual registration fees for parking permits
are as follows:
| Faculty and staff |
|
$50 |
| Contractor |
|
$50 |
| Students |
|
$50 |
| Motorcycles |
|
$15 |
| Summer Semester |
|
$15 |
| Handicapped |
|
$50 |
| Lucas and Polymer Reserve |
|
$300 |
| Permit Exchange or Replacement |
|
$10 |
| Temporary/Special Permits: |
1 to 10 Weekdays |
$5 |
| |
11 to 15 Weekdays |
$10 |
| |
16 to 20 Weekdays |
$15 |
2.19 Faculty/staff upon termination of employment
must return their permit to the Department of Parking Management
and pay all outstanding fines. Exceptions to this section apply
to wrecked or traded vehicles and vehicles that have had windshields
replaced; owners should provide documentation that states the
hangtag (or decal) has been destroyed.
2.20 Any faculty/staff or student who changes place
of residence or employment status must, within two working days,
obtain the appropriate parking permit either by returning his/her
permit for exchange or purchasing a new one (this includes sale
or trade of vehicle and windshield replacement, etc..)
3. ZONE DESIGNATIONS
3.1 COMMUTER ZONE: Commuting students
3.2 RESIDENT ZONE: Resident halls
3.3 FACULTY/STAFF: Full-time/part-time faculty and staff. Vehicles properly displaying faculty/staff parking permits may park in faculty/staff, commuter, and open zones.
3.4 LUCAS RESERVE: Lucas reserve lot only
3.5 POLYMER RESERVE: Polymer reserve lot only
3.6 PINE HAVEN ZONE: Residents of Pine Haven Apartments (Reserved parking area that requires a DPM parking permit sticker)
3.7 Village: Residents of the Village housing (Reserved parking area that requires a DPM parking permit sticker)
3.8 Fraternity: Residents of Fraternity housing (Reserved parking area that requires a DPM parking permit sticker)
3.9 HANDICAP: Limited to those who have been authorized to display, and who properly display, a state-issued handicapped permit on his/her vehicle and a Southern Miss parking permit. Handicapped parking is available in designated areas such as commuter, resident, faculty/staff, open, handicapped, and meter parking, provided the meter fee is paid.
3.10 OPEN ZONE: To be used only by vehicles properly displaying a valid DPM parking permit
3.11 MOTORCYCLE PADS: Parking for motorcycles properly displaying a valid DPM parking permit
3.12 SERVICE ZONES: Limited to marked university vehicles, off-campus delivery vehicles, contractor vehicles displaying valid permits, and vehicles with special permits allowing Service Zone parking
4. PARKING REGULATIONS
4.1 Parking zone restrictions will be enforced from
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays
when Saturday is a designated class day.
4.2 Parking permits must be properly displayed
twenty-four (24) hours a day.
4.3 "No Parking" zones include Service
Zones, fire lanes, fire hydrants, handicapped parking, handicapped
curb cuts, reserved parking, parked on sidewalk/grounds, no parking
tow-away zone, and obstructing traffic will be enforced 24 hours
a day, seven days a week.
4.4 Vehicles will park only in areas designated
and marked as parking areas, in such a manner, at such places,
and for such time as indicated herein and on signs. Signs supersede
these written regulations.
4.5 No vehicle will park in any area on the campus
in excess of posted time limits.
4.6 No vehicle shall be parked on or outside visibly
marked parking lanes.
4.7 No vehicle shall be parked facing the flow
of traffic.
4.8 Metered parking will be available to everyone
without restrictions, provided the meter fee is paid.
4.9 University vehicles are not permitted to park
in handicapped spaces, curb cuts, fire lanes, fire hydrants, no
parking tow-away zones and meter parking.
5. DRIVING RULES AND REGULATIONS
In addition to the traffic laws of the state
of Mississippi, the following university regulations are enforced
by the University Police Department on the Hattiesburg campus.
A citation issued for a traffic violation will include a $50 fine.
In addition to the traffic laws of the state of
Mississippi, the following university regulations are enforced
by the University Police Department on the Hattiesburg campus.
A citation issued for a traffic violation will include a $50 fine.
5.1 Stop Signs: A vehicle shall come to a complete
halt at stop signs and remain stationary until it is safe to proceed.
5.2 Blocking Traffic Lanes: Vehicles will not park
in such a manner as to block traffic lanes, including fire lanes
and No Parking zones on streets or driveways.
5.3 Handicapped Parking: Only authorized vehicles
will park in handicapped spaces. Vehicles will not block handicap
ramps and curb cuts.
5.4 Reckless Endangerment: No vehicle shall be
operated in any manner that endangers the life or safety of the
driver, passengers, pedestrians, or others.
5.5 Speed Limit: The maximum speed limit is 20
miles per hour, except in areas with lower limits posted.
5.6 Yield: Vehicles will yield to other vehicles
having right-of-way.
5.7 Directing Traffic: Vehicle operators must obey
the lawful directions of a university police officer.
5.8 One-Way Streets: Vehicles will be operated
only in the direction indicated by one-way signs, unless directed
to do otherwise by a university police officer.
5.9 Driving Areas: Vehicles will be driven only
on streets designated for that purpose. Driving and parking is
not
permitted on areas designated for pedestrians or
on lawn areas, unless directed to do so by a university police
officer.
5.10 Barricades: Vehicles will observe barricade
instructions, unless directed otherwise by a university police
officer.
5.11 Pedestrian Crosswalks: Vehicles will yield
to pedestrians in marked crosswalks.
5.12 Bicycle Traffic: Vehicle operators will share
the roadways with bicycle operators and respect their rights to
roadway access.
5.13 Noise: Vehicle operators will observe the
university’s noise ordinance. Public address will be by
permit only.
5.14 U-turns: U-turns are not permitted on university
streets unless directed by a university police officer.
5.15 Transportation Means: Skates, skateboards,
and in-line skates may be used on the campus as a means of transportation.
They will not be operated on streets except while crossing. They
will not be operated in a careless, dangerous, or reckless manner.
5.16 Bicycle Operators: Bicycles will be operated
on streets (when available) moving in the same direction as the
flow of vehicular traffic. Obey the rules of the road for bicycles.
When only pedestrian areas are available, proceed slowly, yielding
to pedestrians.
5.17 Small Vehicles: Vehicle operators will exercise
caution when encountering small vehicles on university streets.
Small vehicle operators will exercise caution and yield to pedestrians
when on and off streets.
6. APPEALS PROCEDURE
6.1 Faculty/staff and students are preferably asked
to submit all appeals online. (www.usm.edu/parking)
6.2 Any individual receiving a parking or traffic
citation may request a hearing regarding the citation. Students
shall have a hearing before a student judicial board. Faculty
and staff members shall have a hearing before a staff board. The
following reasons are NOT acceptable grounds for dismissing a
parking or traffic citation:
a. Ignorance of regulations
b. Inability to find a legal parking space
c. No space available
d. Inclement weather
e. Late for class
f. Improperly displayed decal
g. Failure to purchase a decal
h. Permit used by another person
i. Not displaying a decal
6.3 Requests for a parking violation hearing must
be made within ten (10) working days of issuance of the citation.
Student hearings will be held weekly on Wednesdays during fall
and spring semesters. (During the summer semester student hearings
will be heard by the staff board.) Faculty and staff hearings
will be held on the third Tuesday of each month that school is
in session full time. The time and place of the hearing is available
through the Department of Parking Management online. The board(s)
may make a decision based upon the written request with or without
the presence of the alleged violator. The ruling of the board(s)
may be appealed to the Parking Management Committee in writing
within ten (10) working days from the decision of the board(s).
The decision from the Parking Management Committee is final.
6.4 A person requesting a hearing may be present
at his or her parking violation hearing and may present information
as permitted by the board(s) regarding the citation:
a. Parking violations “Request for Hearing” cases
where the alleged violator wishes to be present are decided by
the board(s) at the hearing.
b. A diagram or other pertinent information describing details
concerning the citation may be submitted to the Department of
Parking Management Office.
c. Tickets are considered pending during the parking violation
hearing process.
d. The board(s) will hear the matter and render a decision. The
board(s) may
(1) find that a parking violation occurred and impose the appropriate
penalty; or,
(2) find that no parking violation occurred and dismiss the citation;
or,
(3) suspend half or all of the fine imposed as a result of a finding
of fact in the hearing.
6.5 The decision of the board(s) is transmitted
to the alleged violator at the address supplied online.
7. PENALTIES
7.1 Parking violations for facing flow of traffic,
improper display of decal, overtime meter, expired permit, and
wrong zone carries an administrative penalty of twenty dollars
($20). All other violations carry an administrative penalty of
fifty dollars ($50).
7.2 After the third violation of any traffic or
regulation within a school year, the penalty for each subsequent
violation is double the original penalty.
7.3 Altered or obliterated parking permits will
be voided and no refund will be allowed. It will be necessary
to purchase a new parking permit.
7.4 Any person falsifying a permit/handicap placard
or who uses a lost, stolen, or fraudulent permit will be subject
to doubling of the fine and towing fee, a two-hundred-dollar ($200)
penalty and referred to the Dean of Students Office for disciplinary
action.
7.5 Any Southern Miss employee or student who allows
the use of a reported lost/stolen parking permit will be subject
to a two-hundred-dollar ($200) penalty.
7.6 After ten (10) working days from the beginning
of each semester, Southern Miss will charge a five-dollar ($5)
late fee for vehicle registration.
7.7 Violators who have a vehicle booted will be
assessed a seventy-dollar ($70) boot fee. Violators who have a
vehicle towed will be assessed a seventy-dollar ($70) tow fee.
In addition, a ten-dollar ($10) per day storage fee will be accessed
while the vehicle is in storage.
7.8 The unauthorized removal of a boot or vehicle
from the impound yard will subject the registered owner/driver
to a two-hundred-dollar ($200) fine plus restoration for damage
to DPM property, if any, and referred to the Dean of Students
Office for disciplinary action.
7.9 Within the current month, outstanding parking
tickets or traffic tickets can be paid at the Department of Parking
Management or online. Boots, tows, and storage fees will be paid
at the Department of Parking Management Office in Room 164 of
McLemore Hall during regular office hours, Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., or by mail to the Department of Parking
Management, 118 College Drive #10061, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001.
After normal business hours, boots, tows, and storage fees will
be paid at the University Police Department in Bond Hall (first
floor, west end). It is the responsibility of the student, faculty
or staff member to make sure all fines are paid at the end of
each semester.
7.10 The following month, all outstanding fines
will be transferred to the Business Office for payment. Parking
penalties will be paid in the Business Office in Room 101, Forrest
County Hall, during office hours (8:30 a.m. through 4 p.m.) Monday
through Friday, or by mail. The mailing address is 118 College
Drive #5133, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001.
7.11 Faculty/staff and students who do not pay outstanding
penalties will have such penalties withheld from their pay, or
applied to the student’s account.
7.12 Penalties:
| Unauthorized removal of a boot or vehicle from the
impound lot |
$200 |
|
|
| Displaying a lost, stolen, or fraudulent permit |
$200 |
|
|
| Boot |
$70 |
|
|
| Tow |
$70 |
|
|
| Handicapped Parking violation |
$100 |
Fourth Violation |
$200 |
| Curb cut (handicapped ramp) violation |
$100 |
Fourth Violation |
$200 |
| Fire lane violation |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| Blocking fire hydrant violation |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| Parking on sidewalk/grounds |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| Service Zone violation |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| No display of decal violation |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| Obstructing traffic |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| No Parking Zone violation |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| Reserved parking violation |
$50 |
Fourth Violation |
$100 |
| False/Inaccurate Information |
$50 |
|
|
| Expired decal violation |
$20 |
Fourth Violation |
$40 |
| Facing flow of traffic violation |
$20 |
Fourth Violation |
$40 |
| Improper display of decal |
$20 |
Fourth Violation |
$40 |
| Overtime meter parking |
$20 |
Fourth Violation |
$40 |
| Wrong zone |
$20 |
Fourth Violation |
$40 |
| Storage fees |
$10 per day |
|
|
8. ENACTMENT AND PUBLICATIONS
8.1 The rules and regulations herein promulgated
shall become effective only after notice of enactment of the same
has been published in three consecutive issues of the university
newspaper and in a newspaper published and having a general circulation
in the county and municipality where The University of Southern
Mississippi is located, and such notice shall state where the
full text of such rules and regulations may be found on file;
in addition, such rules and regulations shall be posted on five
(5) bulletin boards at the university for a period of four (4)
weeks after their promulgation. (Reference State Code 37-105-1)
8.2 These rules and regulations are enacted by
the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning,
state of Mississippi, and effective from and after August 15,
2006.
