15-SECURITY, THEFT CONTROL, LOSS AND DAMAGE

15.30 PRIVATELY OWNED EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVE 6/1/00 LAST UPDATE 12/01/02

PURPOSE:	To provide direction to university departments, staff, facility and visitors on personally owned equipment that is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed on the university campus, at university off-campus facilities and research sites, at university leased facilities and sites, at non-university facilities, laboratories and research sites, and in university provided transportation.
AUTHORITY:	Powers and duties of the University President, ABOR Policy 3-801 and 3-802
POLICY:	The University of Arizona does not accept responsibility for personally owned equipment that is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. If confusion arises between university and personal ownership, proof of ownership lies with the individual, not the university.
PROCEDURE:

RESPONSIBILITY	ACTION
PRIVATE OWNERS	Mark the equipment for identification of ownership. The University Police Department marks personally owned equipment, if requested. Maintain original documents of purchase. Provide the department head with a list of personally owned equipment. Provide theft control and security of personally owned equipment. Notify the University Police Department upon discovery of loss, theft or damage to privately owned- property and make known the circumstances of the loss and efforts to locate the equipment.
UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT	Investigate as circumstances require and prepare a police report detailing the incident.

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