2.6.3 Deadly Weapons On College Property

Policy: 2.6.3

Deadly Weapons On College Property

Date of Policy Adoption: January 25, 2000

Revised Effective Date: January 25, 2000

Scope: All Employee Groups

Policy

In an effort to maintain public order and to protect the safety of individuals on all college properties, Yavapai College fully supports Title 13, Chapter 29 § 2911, Chapter 15 and Chapter 31 § 3102 of the Arizona Revised Statutes which define the right of community colleges to make Policy regarding the maintenance of order and the presence of deadly weapons on campus.

The possession of any weapon, whether concealed or not, is prohibited without written permission from the Yavapai College Office of the President or his/her designee unless that possession meets one or more criteria.

Criteria for exceptions are:

(a) The restriction shall not be applicable to civilian peace officers, military police, or military and civilian police armorers whose employing agency has authorized them to carry firearms in the lawful discharge of their duties. The open display of a firearm by these personnel will be accompanied by the visible display of their duty badge or uniform of the day.

(b) The restriction shall not be applicable to officially enrolled Police Certification students who have successfully passed program requirements for carrying firearms. The open display of a firearm by these personnel will be accompanied by the visible display of their duty badge or uniform of the day.

(c) The restriction shall not be applicable to employees, students or visitors who transport legally possessed weapons cased or holstered and safely carried to and from their mode of transportation and the Campus Safety Office in order to yield custody of the weapon to Campus Safety while on college property.

(d) The restriction shall not be applicable to employees or registered students who transport legally possessed weapons cased or holstered and safely carried to and from their mode of transportation and a college designated classroom or lab during regularly scheduled sessions of Yavapai College Gunsmithing courses, hunter safety courses or other officially sponsored college firearms training courses when those weapons are specifically required as part of the course curriculum.

Violators of this Policy shall be subject to ejection from any property subject to this Policy and may additionally be held legally liable at the discretion of the college depending on the severity of the violation. Employees shall further be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Students shall further be subject to disciplinary action as defined in the Student Code of Conduct.

Procedure

The Yavapai College President or his/her designee, may give written permission for possession of a weapon on College property.

All weapons transported on campus by employees, students and visitors are to be cased or holstered, and unloaded.

Unless part of regularly scheduled sessions of Yavapai College Gunsmithing courses, hunter safety courses or other officially sponsored college firearms training courses, custody of all faculty, student or visitor weapons will be signed in and out with a written Procedure at the Campus Safety Office and locked in a secure weapons vault while in the custody of Campus Safety.

All weapons remaining on campus overnight which are part of regularly scheduled sessions of Yavapai College Gunsmithing courses, hunter safety courses or other officially sponsored college firearms training courses will signed in and out by a written Procedure at the designated course facility and locked in a secure weapons vault while in the custody of Yavapai College.

Yavapai College will place signage in appropriate locations throughout the campus to provide faculty, students and visitors with directions regarding this Policy. Signage to read:

Possession of deadly weapons is prohibited by

ARS Title 13, Chapter 29 § 2911

Custody is provided at the Campus Safety Office"

Date of Policy Adoption: January 25, 2000

Effective Date: January 25, 2000

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Dr. Ed Harris, Board Chair