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General security procedures
Although the Saint Martin’s University
campus is fairly well-lit further improvements in campus lighting are
continually being made including the placement of high intensity lights
on buildings, in parking lots, in areas of heavy landscaping, and on
sidewalks and pathways frequently traveled by students. Lighting and
shrubbery surveys are conducted twice a year by Security, Campus and
Residence Life, Facilities Management, and Grounds. Safety and security
concerns are identified and forwarded to the SMU Safety Committee for
action. In addition Campus Security assists Lacey Fire Department with
annual fire inspections of all campus buildings.
SMU faculty, staff, and students
have access to campus facilities; while the general public may attend
numerous events on campus, access to the facilities in which these
events are scheduled may be limited; similarly, unauthorized access to
the University property or facilities may also result in a “Criminal
Trespass” order being issued. The Saint Martin’s University trespass policy
is as follows: Only those persons having legitimate business with Saint
Martin’s University, members of the University or the Saint Martin’s
Benedictine community and their invited guests, are permitted on
University
property or in University buildings. The University reserves the right to
exclude all persons not conforming to acceptable behavior from its
premises. Those who disregard this warning are considered to be in
violation of criminal trespass under RCW 9A.52.070 or RCW 9A.52.080 and
may be issued a Criminal Trespass Order; such orders will be issued
through the SMU Office of Campus Safety and Security or (by the
University)
through the Lacey Police Department.
Upon issuance of a Criminal Trespass
Order by Saint Martin’s University Security Officers or Lacey Police, the
person being served will be asked to immediately vacate the premises;
failure to do so, or the return of a person served with a written
Criminal Trespass notice will result in their arrest (by Lacey Police)
for violation of an established Criminal Trespass order. Persons may
also be arrested if found in a secure area for which they have no
authorized, legitimate business. If a prior trespassed person reappears
on campus, or if a person is found in a secured facility with no
legitimate purpose to be there, he/she is subject to immediate arrest
under RCW 9A.52.070 or RCW 9A.52.080.
Firearms and other dangerous weapons
are not permitted on or in University facilities and property; this
includes weapons inside vehicles parked on campus. (Top of page)
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