Any student who receives a parking violation or tow and wishes to appeal his ticket will now be able to plead his case to peers rather than a parking official.
The peer appeal board will consist of sixteen students. Eight will be selected by Student Government President Cody Wells, and the other eight will be selected by the Senate Speaker Aaron Caffarel.
Of the 16 representatives, four will be present for each appeal case, Caffarel said. The University Court Chief Justice will also serve as a non-voting member.
“This was a student initiative,” said Gary Graham, director of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation, in an e-mail. “Prior to this, there had been various ways over the past years how appeals have been heard. The most recent was an appeals officer in the parking office who heard