Regardless of the reason you are requesting a replacement, you are required to have a completed Photo Identification Badge Request to obtain a replacement badge. Please contact your department HR representative prior to coming to our office. (Request expires 30 days after issue date.)
Replacement Fees
| No Charge | $25 |
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Damaged Badge Replacements
Cards that have been damaged through "normal wear and tear" will be replaced at no charge if the damaged card is surrendered at time of replacement. Damage from normal wear and tear includes damage caused by swiping the card through card reader devices. Examples of this type of damage include:
- Horizontal wear on the magnetic stripe
- Horizontal breakage of the card along the magnetic stripe
Improper Use/Care
A $25 replacement fee will be charged for cards that have become damaged due to misuse or improper care. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Vertical/horizontal gouges or scratches on magnetic stripe
- Vertical wear on the magnetic stripe
- Bent or curling cards
- Vertical break of card or ragged vertical/horizontal break
- Abnormal marks including teeth marks
- Equipment damage (such as from a washer or dryer)
Do not:
- Punch a hole in the badge
- Put a magnet next to your badge
- Bend your badge
- Use your badge as an ice scraper
- Put scratches in the magnetic stripe(s)
Badges replaced for any of the above reasons will result in a $25 replacement fee which will be payroll deducted for employees, students will have the charge added to their U-Bill.