Towing

PVAMU reserves the right to tow any illegally parked vehicle or vehicles with excessive unpaid citations. View your citations here.

If you find your vehicle missing during business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) please contact the Parking Management Office. After hours, please contact the University Police Department at 936-261-1375.

Vehicles are towed by the current contracted towing provider (Waller County Paint and Body). Tows may be to an on-campus location or to Waller County Paint and Body at 0793 Farm to Market Rd 1488, Hempstead, TX 77445 (979) 921-0906.

  • Payment and satisfactory proof of ownership and/or responsibility must be presented before a vehicle is released by Waller County Paint and Body at their office listed above.

In addition to the citation, there is a $130.00 towing fee for vehicle tows. Lot fees may be assessed if towed to the Waller County Paint and Body if towed to their location.

Vehicles are subject to towing for the following reasons:

  • If vehicle is deemed abandoned. Vehicles parked on PVAMU property for more than 30 days without moving are considered abandoned. Moving a vehicle from one space to another to give the appearance of vehicle being utilized is not permissible (even if a valid permit is purchased).
  • If a motor home, trailer, or boat is parked overnight on PVAMU property without prior permission from Parking.
  • Parked in designated “No Parking” areas
  • If a vehicle is parked in a handicap space without state issued disabled plates and state issued disabled permit. The state issued permit takes precedent as long as the permitted person is either in the vehicle or being transported in the vehicle by the driver.
  • Parked in a tow-away zone
  • Parked by a fire hydrant
  • Parked in a marked fire lane or zone
  • Parked in a reserved space without the proper decal or permit
  • Blocking a sidewalk, crosswalk or parking on the grass
  • Parked in or blocking a driving lane
  • Parked in or blocking a driving entrance or exit
  • Parked on a sidewalk
  • If a vehicle is subject to excessive violations
  • Parking behind temporary barricades set up by the Parking or Police departments
  • After five business days on a boot.
  • Parking in the University Square Town Homes residents reserved parking.