C7: Use of Identification Cards

Responsibility for Maintenance: Campus Safety and Security; Student Central

Date of most recent changes: September 24, 2024

I. Policy Statement

It is the policy of the Onondaga Community College to issue identification cards to students. Onondaga Community College requires all students to carry a valid Onondaga Community College identification card to ensure the safety of students and the entire campus community.

II. Reason for Policy

This policy is designed to ensure that student ID cards are used in furtherance of the purposes for which they are issued by the College.

III. Applicability of the Policy

This policy applies to all Onondaga Community College students to whom ID cards are from time to time issued.

IV. Contacts

V. Procedures

The identification card must be presented or surrendered upon request of a duly authorized College official, including but not limited to residence hall staff, Campus Safety & Security, Student Affairs staff, and students, contractors, or other staff authorized by the College to supervise campus events, activities, and residence halls. Individuals may be required to reveal their faces to confirm identity when needed to maintain campus safety or security. Upon request, students must show all identifying information shown on the card and/or surrender the card to the requesting official.

Intentional refusal to present or surrender a student identification card upon request by a College official; alteration or falsification of data on an identification card; creation and/or distribution of falsified identification cards; using an identification card to impersonate others; or refusal to reveal one’s face to confirm identity; are violations of this policy and may result in disciplinary action.

It is the student’s responsibility to replace the identification card if it is confiscated, stolen, lost, bent, broken, or worn beyond the point of readability by College officials and/or card readers used by the University. Replacement cards may be obtained at the LazerCard Office, in accordance with posted fees.

Onondaga Community College identification cards are provided for appropriate identification use and access to buildings and services.  The cards are not transferrable and are valid as long as the holder continues their specific affiliation with the campus.  A campus identification card is to be used only by the person to whom it is issued.  Lost or stolen cards should be reported immediately to the LazerCard Office. 

Onondaga Community College is not liable for any charges or other damages incurred if an ID is lost and used by another.

The official Onondaga Community College Student ID card consists of a photo, student number, signature and bar graph. ID cards are required for access to many buildings and services including meals, academic laboratories, materials check-out from the College library, residence halls and other College related functions.

Approved by OCC Board of Trustees April 3, 2006

Updated and approved by the Board of Trustees September 24, 2024