(1) Subject to the time, place, and manner restrictions in Section .08, the following University property may be used by a non-affiliated person for free expression activities:
- (a) A street owned or controlled by the University;
- (b) A sidewalk owned or controlled by the University that runs parallel to a street owned or controlled by the University; or
- (c) A sidewalk owned or controlled by the University that runs parallel to a street owned or controlled by a municipality, county, or the State of Tennessee.
- (2) Section .06(1) does not include: University access or service roads (i.e., roads with the primary function of providing for the movement of vehicular traffic between a street and a University facility or parking lot); parking lots; ramps; alleys; mass transit loading zones or waiting areas; driveways; or any property with the primary function of providing for the movement of pedestrian traffic, such as sidewalks not described in Section .06(1), pedestrian malls, pedestrian bridges, greenways, and trails.
- (3) This Chapter does not apply to streets, sidewalks, or other traditional or designated public forums owned by a municipality, county, or the State of Tennessee, the uses of which are subject to compliance with federal, state, or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance.
- (4) For purposes of this Section .06, the term “State of Tennessee” does not include the University.
- (5) Each campus shall publish on its website a map that indicates the streets and sidewalks described in Section .06(1).
Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(e) and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5, and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64. Administrative History: Emergency rule filed July 18, 2014; effective through January 14, 2015. Original rule filed July 18, 2014; effective October 15, 2014.