Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-01-02-.03 - AUTHORIZED USERS AND PERMISSIBLE USES

(1) The use of University property is limited to the following persons, subject to Section .03(2) and Section .05:

(a) University students;

(b) University employees;

(c) Members of the Board of Trustees;

(d) Government officials acting in their official capacities;

(e) A person or entity invited by a University unit, including but not limited to, a person or entity who has a contract to provide services to the University, provided that the use of University property shall not exceed the scope of the University unit's invitation;

(f) A person who has been invited by a University student, student organization, or employee in his/her personal capacity, to join the student, student organization, or employee in the use of University property (e.g., friends and family), but not including the use of University property for free expression activities, provided that the use of University property shall not exceed the scope of the invitation;

(g) A non-affiliated person using University property for free expression activities pursuant to Chapter 1720-01-12 (Use of University Property by Non-Affiliated Persons for Free Expression Activities);

(h) Volunteers of the University, as defined by University policy, within the scope of their volunteer work;

(i) Prospective students visiting University property and persons accompanying prospective students for purposes reasonably necessary to evaluate the University as an educational institution;

(j) Alumni visiting University property and persons accompanying alumni;

(k) A person who has a right of access to University property under Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-50-1001 or any other statutory provisions permitting access to University property;

(l) Any person or entity engaged in one of the following uses of University property:

1. The use of University property for the purpose of attending a University activity or event that is open to attendance by the members of the general public at a designated place and time (e.g., athletic contests, plays, lectures, concerts);

2. The use of University-owned streets, or University-owned sidewalks bordering University-owned streets, as thoroughfares while traveling from one location to another location;

3. The use of University property that is open to the general public (e.g., campus bookstore, library, museum);

4. The use of University property consistent with the terms of a lease agreement with the University; or

5. The use of University property for a purpose relating to obtaining medical treatment from the University.

(2) The use of University property shall be consistent with the University's principal missions of teaching, research, and service. A person using University property shall not:

(a) block or substantially impede vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian, or other traffic;

(b) block or substantially impede entrances or exits to University property;

(c) substantially disrupt or interfere with University operations, events, or activities;

(d) substantially disrupt or interfere with the ability of a student to sleep or study in a University residence hall between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. during an academic term;

(e) substantially disrupt or interfere with the ability of a student to study in a University library;

(f) violate a federal, state, or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance;

(g) violate University rules, policies, or procedures;

(h) engage in speech that is obscene; is defamatory; consists of fighting words; communicates an objectively serious expression of intent to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group; or is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action;

(i) engage in camping in violation of Tennessee law, the Equal Access to Public Property Act of 2012, unless the area on which camping occurs has been specifically designated by the University as available for camping;

(j) unreasonably threaten the health or safety of another person; or

(k) damage or deface University property, including, but not limited to, grass, shrubs, trees, or other landscaping.

(3) Nothing in Section .03(2) shall be construed to prohibit a use of University property that has been expressly authorized by the University (e.g., a construction project that temporarily interferes with the use of a street);

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-01-02-.03

Emergency rule filed July 18, 2014; effective through January 14, 2015. Original rule filed July 18, 2014; effective October 15, 2014. Repeal and new rule filed May 27, 2015; effective 8/25/2015.

Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(e); Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5; and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.