SUMMARY The purpose of this regulation is to describe the situations under which a patron may be asked to leave the library premises. The document also contains a Patron Code of Behavior and instructs how this Code is to be made available to the public. Effective Date: August 13, 2015 Review Date October 4, 2017 February 11, 2021 POLICY ON DISRUPTIVE PATRON a. A patron whose behavior is disruptive to the use of the library by other patrons may be asked to leave the library premises. A patron who refuses to leave under these circumstances is trespassing. The staff member in charge shall be responsible for handling the problem in accordance with library procedures and may seek assistance from library administration or a local law enforcement agency if needed Repercussions b. The County Librarian is authorized to suspend a patron's library privileges in accordance with ARM 20- 10-30. PATRON CODE OF BEHAVIOR c. The following Patron Code of Behavior shall be posted in each facility and shall also be available as a hand-out: Compliance 1. Failing to comply with library regulations and with instructions or requests made by library staff with respect to library regulations is strictly prohibited. Destruction 2. Destruction, theft, or defacing of library property including tampering with technology systems or computer hardware, software, and data is strictly prohibited. Weapons 3. Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) below, the carrying of any pistol, revolver or other firearm with similar characteristics, or any weapon as defined by K.S.A. 21-4201 into a library building of any kind or onto library property, including library parking lots, is strictly prohibited. (i) This section 3 of ARM 20-10-50 shall not apply to certified law enforcement personnel. (ii) This section 3 of ARM 20-10-50 shall not apply to individuals lawfully carrying concealed handguns pursuant to the terms of the Personal and Family Protection Act, K.S.A. 75-7c01, et seq., as amended. All such individuals shall comply with all municipal, county, state and federal regulations and laws applicable to the carrying of concealed handguns. Unruliness 4. Dangerous or disruptive behavior is not allowed. This may include cell phone use, talking loudly, running, or any behavior that is disruptive to patrons or staff. Abusiveness 5. Behavior that is abusive to library patrons and/or staff is not allowed. Language 6. Abusive or obscene language is not allowed in the library. Smoking 7. Use of tobacco products is not permitted in the library. Food/Drink 8. Non-alcoholic beverages are permitted in the library; alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the library or on library premises, except as set out in ARM 20-80- 30. Food is permitted in the library so long as its consumption is not disruptive to other patrons and is not damaging to library facilities and property. Consumption of food is also allowed in large library meeting rooms during scheduled meetings when approved in advance. Alcohol 9. Patrons shall not possess or consume alcoholic beverages in the library or on library premises. Alcoholic beverages may be served in designated areas of the library at library-approved events by the library, the Friends of the Johnson County Library, or the Johnson County Library Foundation pursuant to ARM 20-80-30. Pets 10. Pets are not permitted in the library. Service animals are allowed. Skating 11. Skating and skateboarding are prohibited in library buildings and on any library property. Parking Lot 12. Participating in bicycling, motor vehicle use, or any other behavior that endangers the user/driver or library patrons or their vehicles in the library parking lot is not allowed. Use of Library Computer Workstations 13. Using library computer workstations in an unacceptable manner, as defined herein is prohibited. Members of library staff are under no obligation to monitor library computer workstation usage and accept no responsibility for investigating the manner in which those workstations are used. When, however, a member of the library staff observes a patron using a workstation in violation of the following subsections, the patron will be deemed to be using the workstation in an unacceptable manner and will be asked to immediately terminate use of the workstation: a) Patrons shall not access or exhibit obscene material on library computer workstations. See K.S.A. 21- 4301(c), as amended. Disseminating or exhibiting obscene material is a crime in the state of Kansas. K.S.A. 21-4301. b) Patrons shall not access or display obscene material where the recipient of the obscene material is a child under the age of eighteen years. K.S.A. 21-4301a, as amended. c) Patrons shall not use library computer workstations in a manner that allows them to possess a computer- generated image that contains or incorporates in any manner any film, photograph, negative, photocopy, videotape, or video laser disc in which a real child under sixteen years of age is shown or heard engaging in sexually explicit conduct with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the prurient interest of the offender, the child or another. See K.S.A. 21-3516, as amended. PROCEDURES d. Procedures for handling incidents shall be articulated and inserted in staff manuals. February 11, 2021 ARM 20-10-50 End