[Lewis Lawrence]

Hello Mr. Corbett,

 

Thank you for sending this to me.

 

Here at Tennessee State University, we have our own Traffic and Parking section. Mr. Christopher Miller is the Director. I would suggest that you communicate with him on this.

 

Thank you Again,

 

Capt. L. J. Lawrence, Jr.

Administrative Captain

TSUPD, Events Security Staffing

615.963.5171 Main

615.963.5177 Desk

 

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 8/11/2025 2:52:00 PM
From: Corbett Cole
Subject: Tennessee’s new booting and towing law, Tenn. Code Ann. 55-31-201 through 55-31-204

I am seeking some input on how other Colleges/Universities in Tennessee are changing their parking enforcement to accommodate the new towing/booting laws.  For comparison, we are private security.

We require all students and faculty to register their vehicles.  After a two week grace period we will cite for “failure to register.”  2 failure to register citations = a wheel restraint.  Once the owner contacts us, we acquire their student/employee information and can then associate the vehicle to its proper owner.  Without the wheel restraint, what’s to keep the vehicle owner from avoiding a parking permit altogether?  If we don’t know the owner, then the fines belong to an “unknown” and there is no accountability.

Our attorney is recommending we cease using wheel restraints unless it is a “self releasing wheel restraint.”  These self releasing wheel restraints involve a 3rd party, at least that is what I am seeing so far.

Anything you can share would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Corbett Cole

Office Manager/Dispatch Supervisor

Southern Adventist University

cccole@southern.edu

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Corbett Cole
Office Manager
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale TN
United States
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[Glen Hesson]

Received and thanks for sharing.

 

Captain Hesson

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 8/13/2025 1:03:00 PM
From: Lewis Lawrence
Subject: RE: Tennessee’s new booting and towing law, Tenn. Code Ann. 55-31-201 through 55-31-204

Hello Mr. Corbett,

 

Thank you for sending this to me.

 

Here at Tennessee State University, we have our own Traffic and Parking section. Mr. Christopher Miller is the Director. I would suggest that you communicate with him on this.

 

Thank you Again,

 

Capt. L. J. Lawrence, Jr.

Administrative Captain

TSUPD, Events Security Staffing

615.963.5171 Main

615.963.5177 Desk

 

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 8/11/2025 2:52:00 PM
From: Corbett Cole
Subject: Tennessee’s new booting and towing law, Tenn. Code Ann. 55-31-201 through 55-31-204

I am seeking some input on how other Colleges/Universities in Tennessee are changing their parking enforcement to accommodate the new towing/booting laws.  For comparison, we are private security.

We require all students and faculty to register their vehicles.  After a two week grace period we will cite for “failure to register.”  2 failure to register citations = a wheel restraint.  Once the owner contacts us, we acquire their student/employee information and can then associate the vehicle to its proper owner.  Without the wheel restraint, what’s to keep the vehicle owner from avoiding a parking permit altogether?  If we don’t know the owner, then the fines belong to an “unknown” and there is no accountability.

Our attorney is recommending we cease using wheel restraints unless it is a “self releasing wheel restraint.”  These self releasing wheel restraints involve a 3rd party, at least that is what I am seeing so far.

Anything you can share would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Corbett Cole

Office Manager/Dispatch Supervisor

Southern Adventist University

cccole@southern.edu

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Corbett Cole
Office Manager
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale TN
United States
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[Preston Morton]

Thanks.

 

Preston Morton Deputy Chief of Police Police Services

The University of Memphis 300 Hudson Health Center Memphis, TN 38152 901.678.4323 | pmorton1@memphis.edu

 

Campus Security & Fire Safety/Clery Report

 

Everbridge-Crisis Notifications

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 8/13/2025 1:03:00 PM
From: Lewis Lawrence
Subject: RE: Tennessee’s new booting and towing law, Tenn. Code Ann. 55-31-201 through 55-31-204

Hello Mr. Corbett,

 

Thank you for sending this to me.

 

Here at Tennessee State University, we have our own Traffic and Parking section. Mr. Christopher Miller is the Director. I would suggest that you communicate with him on this.

 

Thank you Again,

 

Capt. L. J. Lawrence, Jr.

Administrative Captain

TSUPD, Events Security Staffing

615.963.5171 Main

615.963.5177 Desk

 

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 8/11/2025 2:52:00 PM
From: Corbett Cole
Subject: Tennessee’s new booting and towing law, Tenn. Code Ann. 55-31-201 through 55-31-204

I am seeking some input on how other Colleges/Universities in Tennessee are changing their parking enforcement to accommodate the new towing/booting laws.  For comparison, we are private security.

We require all students and faculty to register their vehicles.  After a two week grace period we will cite for “failure to register.”  2 failure to register citations = a wheel restraint.  Once the owner contacts us, we acquire their student/employee information and can then associate the vehicle to its proper owner.  Without the wheel restraint, what’s to keep the vehicle owner from avoiding a parking permit altogether?  If we don’t know the owner, then the fines belong to an “unknown” and there is no accountability.

Our attorney is recommending we cease using wheel restraints unless it is a “self releasing wheel restraint.”  These self releasing wheel restraints involve a 3rd party, at least that is what I am seeing so far.

Anything you can share would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Corbett Cole

Office Manager/Dispatch Supervisor

Southern Adventist University

cccole@southern.edu

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Corbett Cole
Office Manager
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale TN
United States
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