At the University of Houston main campus,
upon the finding of responsibility on the first offense of tampering with fire
equipment (pulling alarms, taping smoke detectors or removing them or
their batteries, exiting alarmed and marked fire doors, etc.), our benchmark
sanction is a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and the placement
of the resident on probation for approximately one semester. On the second
offense allegation, we issue a persona non-grata letter and utilize an interim
suspension pending a full and expedited hearing process, and, upon a
finding of responsibility for the violation, the benchmark sanction is a fine
of two hundred dollars ($200.00) and immediate eviction.
If a guest/non-resident is alleged to have
committed the violation, we hold an expedited administrative hearing and upon
determining that the individual is responsible, we immediately issue a persona
non-grata letter and have safety/police personnel escort them off-campus.
The letter subjects them to arrest for criminal trespass for re-entry
into any of our residential facilities (usually forever, but it is appealable
if the individual should mature and request to reside within the facilities
in the future - I have only had this happen twice after the issue
of a PNG letter).
