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University Police -- Links and
Frequently Asked Questions The following
links are provided as a resource for visitors to the UT
Police website. Please report any dead or incorrect
links using the UT Police Feedback link.
Area Police Agencies
Other Agencies and Law
Enforcement-Related Organizations
Area Courts
Frequently asked questions
The following are a few of the more frequently asked
questions (FAQs) we receive each day. If you have a
question other than one listed here, don't hesitate to
contact the Police Department either via the Feedback
link, or by phone, at 419.530.2600 Q:
How do I get a copy of a report I filed with the UT
Police? A: In order to get a copy of
a report you have filed with UT Police, you may either
fill out our on-line report
request form, or come to
the police station and fill out a brief form requesting
a copy of the report. A copy of the report will be ready
5 days after the
request is filed. The cost for a copy of the
report is 50 cents. If you need the report for insurance
purposes, you are encouraged to have your insurance
company file the request for you. Q: I
need to be fingerprinted, do you do that?
A: Yes, we do. See our page on our
fingerprinting service
for more details. Q: I need a
background check performed, do you do that?
A: Yes, but within certain limits. UT Police will
perform a check of its own records free of charge, to
see if you have been a victim, suspect, or arrestee in a
report we have filed; however our operating agreements
and state laws prohibit us from doing a more in depth
check for the general public. People who need a state
background check should submit a fingerprint card to the
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and
Investigation. Q: My car has been
towed, what do I have to do to get it back?
A: You must go to the UT Police station in the
Transportation Center, room 1300, to get a release for
the vehicle. You MUST bring proof of ownership and a
form of photo identification. If the vehicle is
registered in your name, your photo id alone will be
proof enough of ownership. If the vehicle
is going to be claimed by someone other than the
registered owner, the person MUST have the same last
name and address as the registered owner -- OR -- have a
notarized statement from the owner authorizing release
of the vehicle to the claimant. In both cases, the
claimant MUST provide a photo id. Once
you have obtained the UT Police release card, you will
have to take it to the appropriate tow company and pay
the towing and storage fees before the vehicle will be
released to you.
Q: I received a ticket, now what do I do?
A: You will first need to determine what type of ticket
you have received. The University of Toledo and its
agents issue three visibly different tickets or
citations. The first and most commonly
issued is a white and blue piece of poly-thermal paper
on which a hand-held device has printed the violation
information. This is a University of Toledo Parking
Citation. You must either appeal the ticket within 30
days of the date of issue, or pay the fine. For more
details on these tickets, check the
Parking
Enforcement web page. The second most
commonly issued ticket is a yellow paper University of
Toledo Notice of Violation. The information on these
tickets is hand written by the issuing officers. UT
Police officers use these tickets when writing parking
tickets, or when citing a driver for a moving violation
under University regulations. You must either appeal the
ticket within 30 days of the date of issue, or pay the
fine. For more details on these tickets, check the
Parking
Enforcement web page. The third type
of citation issued is pink in color. It is a State of
Ohio Uniform Traffic Affidavit. These are only issued by
sworn law enforcement officers, including UT Police
officers. If the green box on the face of the ticket,
just above the court date is checked, you MUST appear in
the listed court on the listed date. If this box is not
checked, your appearance is optional. You may go on the
listed date to contest the ticket, or you may contact
the clerk of courts and find out how to pay the fine.
The phone numbers for the clerk are on the back of the
citation. Q: When someone is arrested
by UT Police, what happens to them?
A: When UT Police take someone into custody they are
usually transported back to the UT Police station for
processing. They will be kept in an interview room while
the officer completes the appropriate paperwork.
If the officer has arrested the person on an outstanding
warrant from another agency, one of three things may
happen: 1) the person will he held at the UT Police
station until a crew from the originating jurisdiction
arrives to take custody of them; 2) UT Police will
transport the person to the Lucas County Jail, where
they will be booked on the outstanding warrant; 3) the
person may be given a new court date and issued a
summons at the police station, and then released.
If the person was detained for something other than a
warrant arrest, oftentimes the prisoner will be
transported to the Lucas County Jail, where they will be
booked on the charges the officer files. If someone has
committed a misdemeanor offense, instead of being
transported to the jail, they may just be issued an All
Purpose Citation (APC), assigned a court date, and
released from the UT Police station. |
