Theft, Destruction and/or Abuse of Property
The University will hold individuals or groups responsible for intentional or negligent acts involving completed or attempted damage to, abuse of, or theft of University or private property. The term “theft” includes, but is not limited to, any act of shoplifting of University property whereby a person removes, possesses, conceals, alters the price tags or labels on, tampers with containers of, or otherwise appropriates goods or merchandise without authorization or proper payment. For the purposes of this section, property offenses include, but are not limited to, (a) malicious destruction, defacement, damage or misuse of University property or of private or public property; (b) misuse of any University issued property, e.g., ID cards, athletic equipment, etc.; (c) littering on campus; and (d) illegal parking or obstructing traffic on University property. Individuals or groups found responsible for theft, destruction or abuse of property may be required to make just restitution for the loss of damage in addition to other sanctions which might be imposed.