Illegal Posting

Illegal posting on campus

Posting around campus area is allowed under UC Davis Policy as long as the student groups/organizations follow the posting guidelines as specified by the Student Program and Activities Center (SPAC.)

It is ILLEGAL to post on

• back of chairs
• restrooms
• doors of buildings
• cars
• windows
• building or directional signboards
• surface of walkways or roads
• fountains
• posts
• waste receptacles
• trees
• walls (outside of the posting board frame)
• etc.

It is illegal to post on back of chairs

Students tend to leave flyers behind

No more than ONE posting is allowed per posting board.

For additional guidelines on posting, please check the SPAC Policies and Guidelines website.

Handbills and Flyers

R4 Recycling strongly advises organizations not to hand out handbills or flyers in the classrooms because:

• Students tend to leave them behind
• The handbills thus becomes litter
• It is illegal to litter on campus property
• The organization whose name is on the handbill/flyer will be deemed responsible for the litter

Illegal and excessive posting results in litter on campus and increases the work load of our Grounds laborers, who have to remove postings and restore the natural features to their original state.

Consequences of Posting Violations

• Commercial advertising on State property without lawful permission is a misdemeanor¹
• The organization responsible will be fined a clean up fee of $45 per hour of Grounds labor, starting at 2 hours

Reporting Illegal Posting

If you would like to report an event of illegal posting, please print and fill out the illegal posting form (pdf) and send it to Lin King at R4 Recycling.

For more information on illegal posting, visit the following websites:

• Student Programs and Activities Center, policy on posting
• ¹California Penal Code Section 556
• UC Davis Policy and Procedure Manual, Posting of Information