Utah Admin. Code R951-1-1 - Expressive Activities

(a) The College permits non-disruptive expressive activities in the outdoor areas of campus.

(b) Expressive activities must take place during normal operational hours of the College on days when the College is open (as designated on the official College calendar.)

(c) Expressive activities may not unreasonably interfere with or disrupt College operations or planned campus activities.

(d) While prior written notification of a planned expressive activity (in writing or electronic mail) to Campus Security is preferred, such notice is not required.

(e) Termination of Expressive Activity.

(i) The College reserves the right to terminate an expressive activity when, in the opinion of the College President, Campus Security, or the College President's designee, the expressive activity becomes a danger to or interferes with the operations of the College.

(ii) Indicators that an expressive activity is disruptive, or a danger to, or interferes with operations of the College community include:

(A) Illegal possession or use of weapons;

(B) Physical contact between individuals involved in the expressive activity and members of the College community or general public;

(C) Sustained speech which incites violence or calls for immediate violent action;

(D) Damage to College property or facilities;

(E) Any attempt to block or obstruct building entrances, walkways or vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

(F) Activity which is commercial in nature (i.e. members of the College community are solicited for money in exchange for goods, services, or are offered other material or immaterial rewards for participating in the expressive activity.)

(iii) If an expressive activity must be brought to termination, Campus Security will coordinate with local law enforcement including the St George Police Department and/or the Washington County Sherriff's Office.

(f) Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to prohibit a member of the College community or the public from spontaneously and contemporaneously assembling in an outdoor area of the campus to engage in expressive activity so long as the conduct is lawful and does not violate the provisions of this rule. Nevertheless, the College reserves the right to move a spontaneous expressive activity to a location which, in the professional judgement of the College President, Campus Security, or the College President's designee, is safer for the College community.

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Utah Admin. Code R951-1-1

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-20, effective 9/26/2019