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Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit Plan <br /> <br />Orange County Planning Department Page 15 <br /> <br /> <br />II. Definitions <br />Facilities means all OCTS property and equipment, including, without limitation, inside and outside areas <br />of property, bus shelters, bus stops, transfer points, signage and buses used to provide public <br />transportation service. No individual may engage in inappropriate conduct on, at or in public <br />transportation facilities. <br /> <br />Inappropriate Conduct is any conduct that is disruptive or injurious to other individuals' lawfully using <br />OCTS facilities or services; damaging or destructive to transit facilities or services, or disruptive, harassing <br />or threatening to transit employees. Inappropriate conduct may also constitute a violation of an <br />ordinance or criminal law. Not being charged or convicted by law enforcement of an incident of <br />inappropriate conduct does not bar investigation and/or exclusion under this policy. <br /> <br />Excluded means an individual may not enter or remain on OCTS property and equipment used to provide <br />public transportation services. <br /> <br />Assault is an act or attempt, with force and violence, to do immediate physical injury to another person. <br /> <br />III. Authorizations <br />An OCTS operator may refuse entry onto a vehicle to any individual who violates these Rules of Conduct. <br />An OCTS operator, Transit Operations Manager or Supervisor may provide oral or written warning and <br />may order an individual to leave or exclude individuals from a vehicle or facility. <br /> <br />If an operator, manager or supervisor becomes aware that any individual is engaging in any inappropriate <br />conduct, such operator, manager or supervisor may give that individual an oral first warning to cease <br />engaging in the conduct immediately and/or not to engage in the conduct again. If the individual does <br />not cease engaging in the conduct or escalates the conduct, then the operator, manager or supervisor <br />may direct the individual to leave the vehicle or facility immediately. <br /> <br />If an individual fails or refuses to leave a vehicle or other facility after being directed to do so by an <br />operator, manager or supervisor, such individual is subject to arrest and prosecution for trespassing <br />and/or disorderly conduct. Additionally, failing to leave a vehicle or facility after directed to do so may <br />also subject an individual to the exclusion procedure. <br /> <br />IV. Levels of inappropriate conduct <br />Inappropriate conduct are categorized in Levels I, II and Ill. Level I offenses will result in exclusion from <br />transit facilities and/or services for not less than 30 days or more than three months. Level II offenses <br />will result in exclusion from transit facilities and/or services for not less than 90 days or more than six <br />months. Level lII offenses will result in exclusion from transit facilities and/or services for not less than <br />180 days or permanently based on severity. Further legal action may be taken as applicable and <br />appropriate for Level Ill offenses. The levels of inappropriate conduct are as follows: <br /> <br />A. Level I offenses <br />25