Chapter UWSP 18 Codes
18.06(21)-18.06(30)
(21) UNAUTHORIZED PRESENCE.
(a) No person may be present in any class, lecture, laboratory period, orientation session, examination, or other instructional session or in any room, office, or laboratory without the consent of an authorized university official or faculty member.
(b) A person shall be deemed present without consent in any class, lecture, laboratory period, orientation session, examination, or other instructional session as prohibited by par.(a),if: 1)such person is not then enrolled and in good standing as a member of the instructional session, or 2)such person refuses to provide identification and refuses to leave such session upon request of a member of the university administration or faculty or other person in charge thereof.
(22) PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING CAMPUS.
(a) No person, who is in a state of suspension or expulsion from the university under ch. UWSP 17, or who takes leave or resigns under charges after being charged by the university under ch. UWS 17, may enter any campus without the written consent of the chief administrative officer.
(b) No person who is convicted of any crime involving danger to property or persons as a result of conduct by him or her on university lands may enter any university lands within 2 years of the effective date of his or her conviction without the written consent of the chief administrative officer.
(c) In granting or denying consent to enter a campus under s. 36.35 (3),Stats., or par.(a) or (b), the following shall be considered:
1. The probability that the offensive conduct will be continued or repeated by the applicant.
2. The need for the applicant to enter university lands, for example, to attend a university disciplinary hearing in which the applicant is being tried or is to be a witness, or to receive treatment in university hospitals.
(d) For the purposes of s.36.35 (3),Stats., and par.(b),"crime involving danger to property or persons" shall mean any crime defined in ch.940, Stats.(crimes against life and bodily security);s.941.12, Stats.(interfering with fire fighting);s.941.13, Stats. (false alarms);s.941.20, Stats. (endangering safety by use of dangerous weapon);s.941.21, Stats. (disarming a peace officer); s. 941.23, Stats. (carrying concealed weapon); s. 941.235, Stats. (carrying firearm in public building); s. 941.24, Stats. (possession of switchblade knife); s. 941.26, Stats. (machine guns and other weapons);s.941.28, Stats. (possession of short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle);s. 941.29, Stats. (possession of firearm); s. 941.295, Stats. (possession of electric weapon); s. 941.30, Stats. (recklessly endangering safety); s.941.32, Stats. (administering dangerous or stupefying drug);s.942.37, Stats. (obstructing emergency or rescue personnel);s.943.01, Stats. (criminal damage to property);s.943.02, Stats. (arson of buildings; damage of property by explosives); s.943.03, Stats. (arson of property other than building);s. 943.05, Stats. (placing of combustible materials an attempt); s.943.06, Stats. (Molotov cocktails);s. 943.10, Stats. (burglary); s.943.11, Stats. (entry into locked vehicle);s.943.14, Stats. (criminal trespass to dwellings); s. 943.32, Stats. (robbery);s.944.20, Stats. (lewd and lascivious behavior); s.946.41, Stats. (resisting or obstructing officer); s.947.015, Stats. (bomb scares);s.167.10, Stats. (fireworks regulated); or attempts to commit any of the above crimes as defined in s.939.32, Stats.
(23) PICKETING, RALLIES, PARADES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND OTHER ASSEMBLIES.
(a) In order to preserve the order which is necessary for the enjoyment of freedom by members of the university community, and in order to prevent activities which physically obstruct access to university lands or buildings and prevent the university from carrying on its instructional, research, public service, or administrative functions, any picketing, rally, parade, demonstration, other assembly, or congregation of spectators to such activity may be declared unlawful if its participants:
1. Intentionally gather or intentionally remain assembled outside any university building in such numbers, in such proximity to each other or in such fashion as to physically hinder entrance to, exit from, or normal use of the building.
2. Intentionally congregate or assemble within any university building in such fashion as to obstruct or seriously impair university-sponsored or university-authorized activities, or in such fashion as to violate any of the following conditions:
a. No group may be admitted into the private office of any faculty member or other university employee unless invited by the authorized occupant of that office, and then not in excess of the number designated or invited by that person.
b. No group may obstruct or seriously impair passage through corridors, stairways, doorways, building entrances, fire exits, and reception areas leading to offices.
c. No group, not authorized to do so by the person in immediate charge of the room, or by a person designated by the chief administrative officer to approve requests for the use of rooms for meetings, may enter or occupy any university building or part thereof.
d. No group may assemble immediately outside rooms at times when they are normally in use for classes, study, or research.
e. No signs supported by standards or sticks shall be permitted in any assembly in a university building.
3. Intentionally create a volume of noise that unreasonably interferes with university-sponsored or university-authorized activities.
4. Intentionally employ force or violence, or intentionally constitute an immediate threat of force or violence, against members of the university community or university property.
(b) For the purpose of par. (a), "intentionally" means that the participant or spectator knew or reasonably should have known that his/her conduct by itself or in conjunction with the conduct of others would have the prohibited effect.
(c) The chief administrative officer may designate a university official or officials who shall have primary authority to implement par.(a). He/she may prescribe limitations for any picketing, rally, parade, demonstration or other assembly in order that it will meet the requirements of par.(a). When informed of any picketing, rally, parade, demonstration, or other assembly which may not comply with par.(a), the chief administrative officer or the designee may proceed immediately to the site and determine if there is compliance with par.(a). If he/she finds a violation of par.(a), he/she may declare the assembly unlawful or he/she may prescribe those limitations on numbers, location or spacing of participants in the demonstration which are reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with par.(a). If he/she prescribes limitations, and if his/her limitations are not observed by the assembly, he/she may then declare the assembly unlawful. Any declaration of illegality or prescription of limitations shall be effective and binding upon the participants in the assembly unless and until modified or reversed.
(d) Any participant or spectator within the group constituting an unlawful assembly who intentionally fails or refuses to withdraw from the assembly after it has been declared unlawful under this section shall be subject to immediate arrest and liable to the penalties of s. UWS 18.07.
24) PROHIBITIONS ON BLOCKING ENTRANCES. No person may intentionally physically block or restrict entrance to or exit from any university building or portion thereof with intent to deny to others their right of ingress to, egress from, or use of the building.
(25) SOUND-AMPLIFYING EQUIPMENT.
(a) In order to permit the use of sound-amplifying equipment on university lands, if needed for the dissemination of ideas to large audiences, but to prevent its use from interfering with university functions which inherently require quiet, the following provisions shall apply:
1.No person may use sound-amplifying equipment on any lands without the permission of the chief administrative officer, except as provided in par.(c).
2. In granting or denying permission, the following principles shall govern:
a. Except in extraordinary circumstances, permission may be granted to use the equipment only during the following hours, 12 noon to 1:30 pm. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day, and only when the equipment is more than 50 feet from and directed away from any classroom building, residence hall, library or building being used as a study hall.
b. An applicant for permission shall have the burden of establishing the need for amplification to communicate with the anticipated audience. In particular, the applicant must show that the audience can reasonably be anticipated to include at least 250 people.
c. An applicant for permission shall have the burden of establishing that the volume and direction of the sound from the equipment will minimize interference with other activities.
3. Any request for the permission required by this section must be submitted in writing to the chief administrative officer at least 24 hours prior to the intended use of the sound-amplifying equipment and must be signed by a student or employee of the institution where the equipment is to be used. The request shall contain:
a. The proposed hours, date and location where the equipment is to be used.
b. The size of the anticipated audience and the reasons why the equipment is needed.
c. A description of the proposed equipment which includes the manufacturer, model number, and wattage.
d. The names of the owner of the equipment and of any person or persons, in addition to the person signing the application, who will be responsible for seeing that the equipment is operated in compliance with the terms of the permit and the provisions of this rule. The chief administrative officer may require the presence of additional persons if said officer believes this is necessary to ensure compliance.
(b) Permits issued by the chief administrative officer shall not be required for the use of university sound-amplifying equipment used with the permission of the university employee having control of the equipment for authorized university classes, research, or meetings in university buildings, or for university sponsored academic, recreational or athletic activities, or for crowd control by authorized university officials.
(c) For the purpose of this section, sound-amplifying equipment" means any device or machine which is capable of amplifying sound and capable of delivering an electrical input of one or more watts to the loudspeaker.
(26) CONTAINERS IN SPECTATOR FACILITIES. No person may carry or posses any disposable container within the confines of public areas in spectator facilities. As used in this subsection "disposable container" means any bottle, can, or other container designed or used for carrying liquids or solids but does not include a personally owned container designed for reuse and originally sold or purchased exclusively as a refillable container. The provisions of this section shall not apply to containers used or supplied by authorized concessionaires who are required to dispense beverages to consumers in either paper or plastic containers.
(27) THROWING HARD OBJECTS. No person may, in a manner likely to cause physical harm or property damage, throw, drop, kick, hit or otherwise project any hard object, bottle, can, container, snowball, or other item of a similar nature on university lands or within or from within university buildings or facilities.
(28) TICKET SCALPING.
(a) Every ticket or other evidence of the right of entry to any amusement, game, contest, exhibition, or performance given by or under the auspices of the university of Wisconsin system, or an institution or center of the university of Wisconsin system, shall be considered a revocable license to the person to whom the ticket has been issued and shall be transferable only on the terms and conditions prescribed.
(b) No person may buy or sell a ticket or other evidence of the right of entry for more than the price printed upon the face of the ticket.
(29) SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES AND ROLLERBLADES. No person may skateboard, roller skate, or use roller blades or any other similar wheeled device in or on university buildings, or on sidewalks, roadways or parking areas on university lands, except in areas designated for this purpose by the chief administrative officer.
Note: This section is initially applicable at the time the chief administrative officer first exercises the authority to designate areas for skateboarding, roller skating, rollerblading or similar activities.
(30) DISORDERLY CONDUCT. No person may engage in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance, in university buildings or on university lands.