{"id":21788,"date":"2016-10-20T14:59:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T21:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/?page_id=21788"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T23:36:26","slug":"bppm-20-35","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/business-policies-and-procedures-manual\/bppm-20-35\/","title":{"rendered":"20.35 Use of University Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">University Policies and Procedures Manual&nbsp;(previously Business Policies and Procedures Manual)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use of University Property<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><strong>UPPM 20.35<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information contact:<\/strong><br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Finance and Operations<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;509-335-2600<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"toc_container\">\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li><a href=\"#One_0\">1.0   Official Use<\/a><\/li>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li><a href=\"#One_1\">1.1   Authorized Loan\/Rental<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#One_2\">1.2   Patents and Copyrights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Two_0\">2.0   Unofficial Use<\/a><\/li>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Two_1\">2.1   Injuries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Three_0\">3.0   Student Use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Four_0\">4.0   Political Activity<\/a><\/li>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Four_1\">4.1   Exceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Five_0\">5.0   Advertising<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Six_0\">6.0   Mail<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"One_0\">1.0   Official Use<\/h3>\n<p>WSU facilities and equipment are for official use only, subject to the limited exceptions. WSU property includes all University supplies, equipment, facilities, and real property.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"One_1\">1.1   Authorized Loan\/Rental<\/h4>\n<p>University property may be used when authorized by and in accordance with established University procedures. See <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/business-policies-and-procedures-manual\/bppm-20-40\/\">UPPM&nbsp;20.40<\/a> and the Washington State University Facility Use Rules. (<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=504-33\">WAC 504-33<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=504-35\">504-35<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"One_2\">1.2   Patents and Copyrights<\/h4>\n<p>Employees may use University property in conformance with patent and copyright policies.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Two_0\">2.0   Unofficial Use<\/h3>\n<p>State of Washington law prohibits the use of University property for personal gain, except as provided in <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=42.52.160\">RCW&nbsp;42.52.160<\/a> and related University policies.<\/p>\n<p>University employees may not use University property for purposes unrelated to official University activities.<\/p>\n<p>WSU employees may not authorize the free use of University property under their control to anyone for purposes unrelated to official WSU activities.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"Two_1\">2.1   Injuries<\/h4>\n<p>If injuries occur during unauthorized and unofficial use of University property by an employee, the employee may be ineligible for workers&#8217; compensation benefits. In addition, the employee may be held individually liable in the event of injury to a third person or damage to property.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Three_0\">3.0   Student Use<\/h3>\n<p>Student use of University property must conform with applicable provisions of Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Title 504.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Four_0\">4.0   Political Activity<\/h3>\n<p>University officials and employees may not authorize the use of or use University resources (e.g., facilities, equipment, supplies, employee time, office space, vehicles) to assist campaigns for election of persons to any offices or for the promotion or opposition of ballot initiatives. (<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=42.17A.555\">RCW&nbsp;42.17A.555<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"Four_1\">4.1   Exceptions<\/h4>\n<h5 id=\"Four_1_a\">4.1.a   Rental of Space\/Services<\/h5>\n<p>WSU facilities, equipment, or services may be rented and used for political activity if the facility, equipment, or service is customarily rented to non-University customers. The political customer pays the usual rate and the usual restrictions apply. (<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=504-35\">WAC&nbsp;504-35<\/a>) See <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/business-policies-and-procedures-manual\/bppm-20-40\/\">UPPM&nbsp;20.40<\/a> to rent WSU property.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"Four_1_b\">4.1.b   Limited Public Forum Areas<\/h5>\n<p>Areas of the University designated as limited public forum areas may be used as provided for in <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=504-33\">WAC&nbsp;504-33<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=504-33-015\">WAC&nbsp;504-33-015<\/a> for designation of WSU limited public forum areas.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"Four_1_c\">4.1.c   WSU Sponsored Political Forums<\/h5>\n<p>University facilities may be used for a political forum without charge if all of the following apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All candidates for a particular office or all interests in a particular ballot initiative are given an equal opportunity to state their position.<\/li>\n<li>The forum has a WSU sponsor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A WSU sponsor may be a University organizational unit or an official campus organization.<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"Four_1_d\">4.1.d   Student Organizations<\/h5>\n<p>A registered student organization may invite a candidate or another political speaker to one of the meetings of its membership on University property, if it has complied with the scheduling procedures of <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=504-35-024\">WAC&nbsp;504-35-024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Five_0\">5.0   Advertising<\/h3>\n<p>The regulations adopted regarding advertising are applied to political advertising, signs, posters, and handbills. (<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/default.aspx?cite=504-34-140\">WAC&nbsp;504-34-140<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Six_0\">6.0   Mail<\/h3>\n<p>Employees are not to use WSU outgoing or interdepartmental mail services for personal or political mail. See <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/business-policies-and-procedures-manual\/bppm-80-20\/\">UPPM&nbsp;80.20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/business-policies-and-procedures-manual\/bppm-80-21\/\">80.21<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/business-policies-and-procedures-manual\/bppm-80-24\/\">80.24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .8rem\">_______________________<br><strong>Revisions:<\/strong>&nbsp; March 2012 (Rev. 395); July 1990 (Rev. 81); Mar. 1989 &#8211; new policy (Rev. 75).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University Policies and Procedures Manual&nbsp;(previously Business Policies and Procedures Manual) Use of University Property<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1061,"featured_media":0,"parent":50633,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1061"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21788"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68511,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21788\/revisions\/68511"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=21788"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=21788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}