Identification Requirements

As the 1968 Policy on Campus Disruptions specifies: 

“members of the faculty, staff, and student body also have an obligation to identify themselves and show valid University or government-issued identification when requested to do so by such a member of the University community who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person(s) has violated section (1) or (2) of this policy and who has so informed the person(s).”

Among the forms of university identification that are considered valid are university ID cards and SUNet IDs. In fulfilling the obligation to identify themselves, members of the faculty, staff, and student body must also briefly remove any face covering or mask when requested to do so in order to allow verification of identity. Visitors to campus will be under the same obligation. 

Individuals should also note that California Penal Code Section 185 makes it unlawful for any person to wear a mask for the purpose of “evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification in the commission of any public offense.”