Inventorial Equipment Overview and Guidelines Summary: Learn what you need to know before acquiring or disposing of inventorial equipment.
Definition: "Inventorial Equipment" refers to items that must be tracked through UCSC's property and financial systems. These items are either owned by or in the custody of UCSC, and have the following features:

* Have an acquisition value of $5000 or more
* Are non-expendable
* Can stand alone
* Have a normal useful life of one year or more
* Qualify as tangible personal property (can be appraised for value)
* Firearms, vehicles and vessels must be recorded and tracked, regardless of cost.

Helpful links:
• Tracking Inventorial Equipment
• How to Transfer Equipment
• Ways to Dispose of Inventorial Equipment
• How to Remove Equipment from Campus
• How to Dispose of Surplus (Excess) Inventorial Equipment
• How to Loan UC-Owned Equipment

**Please send ALL completed Inventorial Equipment related forms (e.g. EIMR & Surplus Request forms) directly to Robin Shaw: PB Sci Div. Resources. Robin will forward forms to appropriate campus office after obtaining required Divisional Approvals.**

List of PBSci Custody Codes for Inventorial Equipment (Excel)

Further Assistance:
• Contact Robin Shaw in the PB Sci Divisional Resources Office.
• Equipment Management: http://equipment.ucsc.edu/