Lockouts and Jump-Starts
LOCKOUTS
NC State Lockout Procedures (Non-Residential Buildings)
Forgot Your Key or Wolfpack One Card?
NC State Police, Facilities and Security Applications and Technologies staff are not authorized to unlock buildings or offices for you if you forget your key or card.
You must return home to retrieve it.
Lost or Stolen Key/Card?
Keys: Report to your department’s key liaison for re-keying and/or replacement.
Wolfpack One Card: Visit the One Card Office at Talley Student Union.
In addition to the above, if you believe any of these items were stolen, also file a report with NC State Police at 9195153000 or via Online Crime Reporting.
Emergency Assistance
Police will assist if a lockout poses an immediate risk to an individual or the campus (e.g., medical emergency, active experiment, unconscious person in a room/area). Non-urgent items (like laptops or bags that are left behind) are not emergencies, absent extenuating circumstances
For Non-Emergencies:
During Business Hours (Mon–Fri, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Contact a departmental representative, your building/space liaison or a supervisor, professor or staff in the dean’s office.
- If unavailable, call NC State Police non-emergency line: 9195153000. Police help is a last resort and will be considered in urgent circumstances, but only if access credentials can be verified and police personnel are available to assist without diverting officers from law enforcement matters.
After Hours/Weekends
Call NC State Police at 9195153000.
If your access credentials can be verified and the situation is urgent, police may be able to assist. Otherwise, you must wait until the next business day.
Note: Visit this link for lockout procedures for residence buildings.
VEHICLE LOCKOUTS AND JUMP-STARTS
Vehicle unlocking and vehicle jump-start requests will only be accommodated if they
- Occur on University property and
- Only if there is an emergency need for the service.
For the purpose of these services, determination of an emergency will be made by NC State police and may include the following examples:
- Child locked in a vehicle
- Vehicle broken down in a hazardous area (including fire lane).
