Sec. 51.242. REFUSING OR FAILING TO LEAVE BUILDING CLOSED TO PUBLIC. No person may refuse or fail to leave a building under the control and management of a public agency, including a state-supported institution of higher education, during those hours of the day or night when the building is regularly closed to the public, upon being requested to do so by a guard, watchman, or other employee of a public agency, including a state-supported institution of higher education, controlling and managing the building or property, if the surrounding circumstances are such as to indicate to a reasonable person that the individual or individuals have no apparent lawful business to pursue.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 87, ch. 51, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 27, 1973.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education
Subchapter E. -1. Maintaining Campus Order During Periods of Disruption
Section 51.231. Definition of Periods of Disruption
Section 51.232. Identification of Persons on Campus
Section 51.233. Withdrawal of Consent to Remain on Campus
Section 51.234. Notice of Withdrawal of Consent
Section 51.235. Report to Chief Administrative Officer
Section 51.236. Confirmation of Withdrawal of Consent
Section 51.237. Request for Hearing
Section 51.238. Reinstatement of Consent to Remain on Campus
Section 51.239. Entering or Remaining on Campus After Withdrawal of Consent
Section 51.240. Authority to Suspend, Dismiss, or Expel Students or Employees Not Affected
Section 51.241. Students and Employees Barred From Campus After Suspension or Dismissal
Section 51.242. Refusing or Failing to Leave Building Closed to Public