(1) No person shall, on the campus
of any community college, junior college, college, or university in this
state, hereinafter referred to as "institutions of higher education," or at or
in any building or other facility owned, operated, or controlled by the
governing board of any such institution of higher education, willfully deny to
students, school officials, employees, and invitees:
(a) lawful freedom of movement on the campus;
(b) lawful use of property, facilities, or parts of any institution of
higher education; or
(c) the right of lawful ingress and egress to the institution's physical
facilities.
(2) No person shall, on the campus of any institution of higher
education, or at or in any building or other facility owned, operated, or
controlled by the governing board of any such institution, willfully impede
the staff or faculty of such institution in the lawful performance of their
duties, or willfully impede a student of such institution in the lawful
pursuit of his educational activities, through the use of restraint,
abduction, coercion, or intimidation, or when force and violence are present
or threatened.
(3) No person shall willfully refuse or fail to leave the property of, or
any building or other facility owned, operated, or controlled by the governing
board of any such institution of higher education upon being requested to do
so by the chief administrative officer, his designee charged with maintaining
order on the campus and in its facilities, or a dean of such college or
university, if such person is committing, threatens to commit, or incites
others to commit, any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with, or
obstruct the lawful missions, processes, procedures, or functions of the
institution.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent lawful assembly
and peaceful and orderly petition for the redress of grievances, including any
labor dispute between an institution of higher education and its employees.
(5) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned in
the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. |
