(a) The name "University of California" is the property of
the state. No person shall, without the permission of the Regents of
the University of California, use this name, or any abbreviation of
it or any name of which these words are a part, in any of the
following ways:
(1) To designate any business, social, political, religious, or
other organization, including, but not limited to, any corporation,
firm, partnership, association, group, activity, or enterprise.
(2) To imply, indicate or otherwise suggest that any such
organization, or any product or service of such organization is
connected or affiliated with, or is endorsed, favored, or supported
by, or is opposed by the University of California.
(3) To display, advertise, or announce this name publicly at, or
in connection with, any meeting, assembly, or demonstration, or any
propaganda, advertising, or promotional activity of any kind which
has for its purpose or any part of its purpose the support,
endorsement, advancement, opposition, or defeat of any strike,
lockout, or boycott or of any political, religious, sociological, or
economic movement, activity, or program.
(b) Nothing in this section shall interfere with or restrict the
right of any person to make a true and accurate statement of his or
her present or former relationship or connection with, his or her
employment by, or his or her enrollment in, the University of
California in the course of stating his or her experience or
qualifications for any academic, governmental, business, or
professional credit or enrollment, or in connection with any
academic, governmental, professional, or other employment whatsoever.
(c) Every person violating the provisions of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor.