Section 132X-30-040. Use of facilities for first amendment activities.

(1) Subject to the regulations and requirements of this rule, both college and noncollege groups may use the campus limited forum areas for first amendment activities between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

(2) Signs shall be no larger than three feet by five feet and no individual may carry more than one sign.

(3) Any sound amplification device may only be used at a volume which does not disrupt or disturb the normal use of classrooms, offices or laboratories or any previously scheduled college event or activity.

(4) College groups are encouraged to notify the campus security department no later than forty-eight hours in advance of an event. However, unscheduled events are permitted so long as the event does not interfere with any other function occurring at the facility.

(5) College group events shall not last longer than eight hours from beginning to end.

(6) All sites used for first amendment activities should be cleaned up and left in their original condition and may be subject to inspection by a representative of the college after the event. Reasonable charges may be assessed against the sponsoring organization for the costs of extraordinary cleanup or for the repair of damaged property.

(7) All fire, safety, sanitation or special regulations specified for the event are to be obeyed. The college cannot and will not provide utility connections or hook-ups for purposes of first amendment activities conducted pursuant to this rule.

(8) The event must not be conducted in such a manner to obstruct vehicular, bicycle, pedestrian or other traffic or otherwise interfere with ingress or egress to the college, or to college buildings or facilities, or to college activities or events. The event must not create safety hazards or pose unreasonable safety risks to college students, employees or invitees to the college.

(9) The event must not interfere with educational activities inside or outside any college building or otherwise prevent the college from fulfilling its mission and achieving its primary purpose of providing an education to its students. The event must not materially infringe on the rights and privileges of college students, employees or invitees to the college.

(10) There shall be no overnight camping on college facilities or grounds. Camping is defined to include sleeping, carrying on cooking activities, or storing personal belongings, for personal habitation, or the erection of tents or other shelters or structures used for purposes of personal habitation.

(11) College facilities may not be used for commercial sales, solicitations, advertising or promotional activities, unless:

(a) Such activities service educational purposes of the college; and

(b) Such activities are under the sponsorship of a college department or office or officially recognized student organization.

(12) The event must also be conducted in accordance with any other applicable college rules and regulations, college, local ordinances and state or federal laws.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.50 RCW and RCW 42.56.040. WSR 12-10-007, § 132X-30-040, filed 4/19/12, effective 5/20/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140(13). WSR 00-05-023, § 132X-30-040, filed 2/8/00, effective 3/10/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. WSR 88-21-071 (Order 88-1), § 132X-30-040, filed 10/18/88.]

Chapter 28B.50 RCW and RCW 42.56.040. WSR 12-10-007, § 132X-30-040, filed 4/19/12, effective 5/20/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140(13). WSR 00-05-023, § 132X-30-040, filed 2/8/00, effective 3/10/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. WSR 88-21-071 (Order 88-1), § 132X-30-040, filed 10/18/88.