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Ordinance

Article XII – Disorderly Conduct

Section 1. Prohibitions

No person shall, while on University property or in University buildings or in University buses, passenger vans, or other University vehicles, engage in the following disorderly conduct:

  1. Urinate or defecate in any building or on any public street or sidewalk or any place in view of the public not specifically designated for that purpose;

  2. Knowingly prowl on any University owned or leased grounds in or about the premises of any building or structure owned or leased by the University;

  3. Ignite or set fire to any wooden stick, pole, or any other solid object (other than small candles provided that the candle is under the operators full control and handled in a safe manner) or possess or bring such inflamed stick, pole, or other solid object upon University owned or leased grounds; or

  4. Carry or display a placard, sign, or other object while it is affixed to a staff, stick, pole, or any other solid object, unless the staff on which such placard or sign is affixed does not exceed twenty-four inches in length, is made of wood, does not exceed three-fourth of an inch in diameter at any point, and is blunt at each end.

  5. Set any fire upon University property or University buildings, except in approved stoves and grills, or as otherwise permitted by the applicable University Fire Marshal or the University Fire Marshal’s designee;

  6. Fail to identify oneself accurately when requested to do so by a Division of Public Safety and Security official or applicable campus public safety department official after the official observes the person commit a civil infraction, misdemeanor, or felony, or when the officer has probable cause to believe the person has committed a misdemeanor or felony outside of the officer’s presence;

  7. Resist, obstruct, or oppose or willfully fail to obey the lawful direction of a police officer acting in the lawful performance of their duty; or

  8. Wear a mask, personal disguise, or otherwise conceal their identity with the intent of intimidating any person or group, or for the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification in the commission of violations of University policy, University ordinances, or municipal, state, or federal laws.

Section 2. Prohibited Items

No person shall bring a prohibited item into any area on University grounds designated by the University as prohibiting such items. For purposes of this Section, “prohibited items” shall include, but are not limited to, purses larger than a clutch bag (approximately 4.5” x 6.5”), coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, luggage of any kind, computer bags, and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size as designated by the University on signage in the designated prohibited area.

Section 3. Violation Penalty

A violation of this Article XII Section 1(a) through (d) and Section 2 shall constitute a civil infraction and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. A person who violates this Article XII Section 1(e) through (h) is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, and/or a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars or both.