Yuba Community College District students can help contribute to the safety of the campuses by adhering to campus codes, rules, and regulations. Students are also expected to obey all applicable laws, to include state, federal and municipal codes applicable to each campus location.

Rules of Conduct

The buildings on the Yuba Community College District campuses are for appropriate use and enjoyment by students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The following policies have been established to promote the safety and security of all occupants and visitors:

  • Follow all posted building rules restricting use or access.
  • Duplicating or distributing keys or card keys without authorization is a violation of the Campus Access Control Policy and is punishable under section 469 of the California Penal Code. Assisting unauthorized access to buildings or propping open exterior doors, against building security policies, is a violation of the Campus Access Control Policy.
  • Lodging overnight, except for academic purposes, is prohibited.
  • Adhere to all campus fire safety rules, including prompt, orderly evacuation in case of alarm.
  • Intentionally initiating a false fire alarm is a violation of California Penal Code Section 148.4a.
  • Disrupting classroom, administrative, or other college-sponsored or approved activities can result in arrest by local law enforcement, disciplinary action by the Office of Student Services, and/or expulsion from the campus.
  • The use of tobacco products in buildings is prohibited by campus policy and California State law.
    Sections 7596-7598 of the Government Code prohibit smoking within 20 feet of main entrances, exits, and operable windows of any building owned, leased, and occupied by a California community college.
  • Riding mopeds, bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, or skates is prohibited in buildings or on walkways where hazards could be created by their use. In accordance with the fire marshal policy, vehicles may
    not be stored in any public spaces, hallways, corridors, or stairwells, or attached to railings. Bicycles may be stored in non-public space sanctioned, or authorized, in buildings by departments or building coordinators/managers.
  • Animals (except laboratory animals, service animals, or as otherwise authorized) will not be inside any campus buildings.
  • Use of campus or departmental bulletin boards must be authorized by the department, or by the building coordinator/manager.
  • Tampering, misuse, abuse, or destruction of emergency equipment or other College property is a violation of Penal Code Sections 148.4 and 594(b).

Disciplinary Action

The Office of Student Services is responsible for investigation and enforcement of conduct violations.

Pending a formal disciplinary hearing, the Office of Student Services may take a variety of administrative measures against a charged student, including restriction of privileges and services, interim suspension, and exclusion from certain campus areas, such as classrooms.

Disciplinary actions that may be imposed from the process may include but are not limited to written warning, disciplinary probation, loss of privileges and exclusion from activities, exclusion from areas
of the campus, payment of restitution, college service, monetary fines, records hold, suspension, dismissal, deferral or withholding of degree, revocation of degree previously conferred, stay of sanction, or other actions.