Display Regulations

Permits must be clearly displayed, as instructions indicate, on cars, trucks, and motorcycles. On cars and trucks, the permit must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle on the driver's side, either on the vehicle window or on the rear bumper. Motorcycle permits must be displayed on the front fork of the cycle. Permits are designed with an adhesive backing to be stuck to the outside of the vehicle either on the glass or on the bumper. If a vehicle operator/owner chooses another method of attaching the permit to the vehicle, and the permit is not clearly visible in the required location, the operator will be fined for improper display of permit. Only permits authorized by NOVA Parking Services are valid on NOVA parking lots.

Student Permits

All students (full- and part-time) must display a permit on vehicles parked on campus unless they use pay parking. Permits are required during every semester, including the summer, and are valid for one semester only. Go to http://parking.nvcc.edu.

Permits must be properly displayed on any vehicle parked in NOVA permit parking facilities as of 6:00 a.m. on the dates noted below:

Fall semester 2009 - September 11, 2009
Spring semester 2010 - January 29, 2010
Summer semester 2010 - May 29, 2010

Students with permits may park in "B" lots only. Permits cost $75 each and may be purchased online at http://parking.nvcc.edu. VISA, MasterCard and American Express credit cards are accepted. Permits will be mailed to the applicant's home address. Temporary parking passes can be printed out when permits are ordered online. There is only one opportunity - at the time of purchase - to print the temporary pass.

Students in non-credit classes may purchase a temporary parking pass at $6 per day (subject to change) or use pay/visitor parking unless other arrangements have been made prior to arriving on campus.

There are provisions in Virginia Law, Code of Virginia 23-9.6:1 and 9.6:1 and 23-38:56, whereby certain senior citizens may be eligible to enroll for courses on a credit or non-credit basis with a waiver of tuition and fees. Qualified senior citizens may obtain a student permit at no charge by presenting a signed copy of the senior citizen registration form at a Parking Services office.

A replacement permit is free of charge if the student provides personal identification and pieces of the original permit, or can provide documentation from an insurance company or auto repair parking services shop verifying the loss of the permit due to damage. Stolen permits will be replaced free of charge upon presentation of an official police report. Without a report, replacement permits cost $75.

Emergency Permits

Faculty, staff, and students who have been issued a current permit - but due to an emergency are unable to use the vehicle with the permit - may obtain a temporary parking pass from a Parking Services office. Use of these passes is limited to a range of several days up to two weeks and documentation may be required. Requests for temporary passes are limited to two per semester. Valid personal identification is required to obtain a temporary pass. Go to http://parking.nvcc.edu.

Faculty and Staff Permits

Full-time employees (faculty, adjunct faculty and classified staff) may register a maximum of two vehicles online. Permits will be mailed to the applicant's home address. Temporary parking passes can be printed out when permits are ordered online. There is only one opportunity - at the time of purchase - to print the temporary pass. Go to http://parking.nvcc.edu.

Emeriti professors and classified emeriti can register for parking permits online at http://parking.nvcc.edu. Beginning with the renewal of faculty/staff permits for the 2010 year, emeriti will be issued a permit online that will not need to be renewed each year.

Faculty/Staff permits will be issued under limited circumstances in Parking Services offices the first day of classes for each semester. Applications will no longer be processed through individual departments.

All full-time and adjunct faculty and P-3 classified staff are eligible for two free permits. P-14 staff working a standard 20+ work week who are not work-study or student hire employees are eligible for one free permit. Additional permits cost $75 unless the pieces of the currently issued permit are returned to a Parking Services office at the time of the request. These additional permits cannot be obtained via the website.

P-14 staff working fewer than 20 hours per week (who are not NOVA students) may register for one free parking pass per semester, valid for the days they work. Passes are available only in the Parking Services office; they are not available online. Workstudy and student hire employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week must purchase student permits.

Employees must display their permits appropriately and comply with parking regulations or be subject to a fine. Privileges apply to the faculty or staff member to whom the permit is issued and are not transferable to anyone else. Only one faculty/staff vehicle per employee is authorized to park on College lots at the same time regardless of the number of permits issued.

Employees are responsible for providing and maintaining correct information on their parking record. All changes, including license tag numbers, must be immediately reported to a Parking Services office. Employees terminating from the College should return all parking services current parking permits to a Parking Services office accompanied by a completed HR form 105-022 which can be accessed at www.nvcc.edu/forms. Employees may not obtain new or replacement permits without having paid for all parking citations on their records.

Guest and Visitor Passes

College officials may request temporary parking passes for parking lots, or validations for parking garages, for guests and visitors. These passes and validations allow parking in NOVA lots or garages at the times indicated. They are not valid for use at meters. Visitors without parking passes or validations must use meters or pay for parking in the parking garages. The failure to pay is likely to result in a citation. Only validations and parking permits authorized by Parking Services are valid for visitor and guest parking.

Handicapped Permits

NOVA does not issue handicapped permits. Handicapped permits issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in any state or the District of Columbia will be honored on campuses. It is not necessary to purchase a NOVA permit if a valid DMV handicapped permit is displayed while parking in a NOVA handicapped space. Handicapped permits must be valid, displayed properly, and used only by the person(s) to whom they were issued. It is a violation of Virginia state law to misuse a handicapped permit.

Motorcycle Permits

Motorcycle permits are valid for use in surface parking lots only. Motorcycles must be parked in designated areas and are not
permitted in NOVA parking garages.