Restricted Items List
If you present your LaCarte Card for payment to vendors falling under a category on the restricted items list, the authorization request will be declined. If you feel a particular purchase has been erroneously declined, please contact the LaCarte Administrator. The following is a list of restricted items, however this list is not exhaustive and cardholders are expected to use good judgment when determining whether a purchase is both appropriate and work related. NOTE: purchases at non-restricted vendors does not automatically deem the transaction as acceptable
- Accessories for personally owned devices (smart phones, iPads, tablets, computers, etc.)
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Alimony
- Apps/software -for smartphones and tablets (does not include software for PC's)
- Bail Bond Payments
- Bars and Lounges
- Blackberries and Blackberry Accessories
- Cash Advances, Wire Transfers, and Money Orders
- Capital Equipment
- Cap and Gowns
- Cell Phones and Cellular Phone Services Contracts, Blackberries
- Child Support
- Clothing (Work uniforms are allowed)
- Computers and Laptops
- Compressed Gases
- Court Costs
- Decorations (posters, plants, etc.)
- Discretionary expenses
- Donations
- Entertainment Expenses (tours, golf, theater, etc)
- Explosives, Ammunition, and Weapons
- Facility type purchases (room modifications, wall mounts, carpet, etc.)
- Fines, Late Fees, Penalties (including parking tickets)
- Flowers for any occasion (CM18 was rescinded)
- Frames
- Fuel
- Furniture (desks, chairs, bookcases, file cabinets, etc.)
- Gifts and give away Items
- Gift Cards and Gift Certificates
- General Contractors
- Holiday Items (decorations, gifts, cards, etc.)
- Insurance Premiums
- Internet Services
- I-Tunes accounts
- Online Auction Sites (Ebay)
- Pawn Shops
- Personal, Professional, and Consulting Services
- Personal purchases of any kind
- Picture Frames and Posters
- Plaques, Trophies, Awards
- Refreshments (unless purchased in conjunction with an on-campus, prior approved meal)
- Retail Memberships including but not limited to Amazon Prime (shopping on Amazon allowed), Costco, Sams
- Smartphones/Blackberries (including accessories that do not come with intial purchase i.e. protective covers, car chargers, other accessories)
- Tablets (including I-Pads)
- Tax Payments
- Temporary Help Services
- Tuition
- Unusual Items: Anything appearing inconsistent with he departments mission.
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