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SUNY Plattsburgh Student Code of Conduct (2009-2010)

VI. Policies Pertaining To the Judicial System

  1. A student who withdraws or is granted a leave of absence from the College after being charged with a violation will not be exempt from campus judicial action.
  2. A student who is charged with a violation and who is a graduating senior will be ineligible to graduate until judicial action on the case has been completed and eligibility to graduate is confirmed. If the judicial action results in suspension, the student will be ineligible to graduate until the term of suspension has been served.
  3. A student who is charged with a violation just prior to the termination of a semester, where there is not sufficient time for the Judicial process to occur, will have their case adjudicated as soon after the semester ends as is feasible.
  4. All Administrative Hearings and Judicial Board Hearings will be recorded. Students charged may request, within 6 months of that hearing, supervised access to the recording.
  5. With the exception noted in paragraph F below, all judicial hearings are closed. A student who is charged may request, in writing, with justification, permission from the Dean of Students for the hearing to be open to a particular person or persons. The sole discretion lies with the Dean of Students to determine whether to grant such permission. If the number of people exceeds space limitations, if circumstances interrupt the hearing, or if a group's or an individual's behavior is disorderly, the Dean of Students or designee may require some or all people to leave the hearing.
  6. In cases resulting from charges of Section 16, Hazing, Section 20, Sexual Exploitation, or Section 26, Violent behavior, the alleged victim is entitled to the same opportunities to hvae witnesses and/or counsel either in the administrative or judicial board hearing. A counselor is not, however, eligible to participate in the hearing, e.g., by presenting the victim's case or cross examining witnesses.
  7. Cameras and recording devices other than the College recorder are not permitted to be used at a hearing.
  8. Judicial hearings will generally take place in the meeting or conference rooms in the Angell College Center.
  9. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, the College will release information pertaining to individual judicial cases to appropriate college personnel and to the parents of students who are dependents under the age of 21. If a student is under 21 years of age, and is found to be responsible for violating campus drug or alcohol regulations, notification will be sent to his/her parent or guardian regardless of dependant status. A students' name, offense committed, and the sanction imposed will always be released to the victim, and upon request by any other individual, if a violation was one of violence or a non-violent sex offense. With those exceptions, and that listed in Section VI, K, information from a student's judicial file will not be made available to anyone other than the student without that student's written consent.
  10. If a student is found to be responsible for a violation of Section 20, Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Harassment and/or Section 26, Violent Behavior, the sanction given to that student will be communicated in writing to the victim involved.
  11. A student's written judicial record will be maintained for a period of five years from the end of the semester in which the violation occurred or 6 months after the Dean of Students is officially notified of the student's graduation, except in matters of suspension or dismissal, in which case the record is maintained indefinitely.  If a student is found to be in violation of a College Policy that is also considered a drug or alcohol law violation, the violation will be maintained for a period of seven years from end of the semester in which the violation occurred, to meet the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
  12. Students who are suspended or dismissed for serious violation of the Student Code of Conduct, including hazing, will have the following permanent statement placed on their transcript as appropriate: "Disciplinary Suspension" or "Disciplinary Dismissal."
  13. The College President or designee may place a student on interim suspension, including but not limited to, students charged with a felony, students involved in acts of violence, etc., upon making a determination that such action is necessary as the student in question poses a threat to other students, other College Community Members, or themselves, or such action is deemed necessary to maintain safety and order on the campus. A student placed on interim suspension will as soon as possible be afforded an appropriate hearing.
  14. All students attending SUNY Plattsburgh are responsible for these regulations.  This includes students living on and off campus. A student who violates college regulations off campus in a way that could adversely affect the normal educational function of the College or could injure, endanger, or put at risk, the welfare of oneself or others may be subject to college judiciary proceedings.
  15. When a student has failed to perform according to an indebtedness contract with the College, the College may invalidate the student's I.D. card, withhold transcripts or grades, revoke permission to register and/or suspend the student from college.
  16. The Official College Refund Policy applies to students who are relocated.  Students who are suspended or dismissed will be liable for all tuition and fees for that semester.
  17. Individuals who have been suspended or dismissed and who are found on campus without prior permission as granted by the Dean of Students will be subject to arrest for trespass.
  18. For the purposes of this publication, an individual is considered a student if he or she is admitted, enrolled, registered at or residing on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.
  19. When a student is relocated off campus as a result of a judicial violation, that student's housing license with SUNY Plattsburgh will be considered cancelled by the student and any penalties associated with this cancellation of the contract will be the responsibility of the student.
  20. Failure to appear as scheduled at The Review of Judicial Charges and Proceedures  or at any subsequent hearing, Administrative or Judicial, without a satisfactory reason for the absence will result in the student being found responsible.  Sole responsibility of whether a reason is satisfactory or not rests with the Dean of Students.

Contact Information

If you have questions about the Judicial Process at Plattsburgh State, please contact:

Dean of Students Office  
Location: 602 Kehoe Administration Building
Phone: (518) 564-3282
Fax: (518) 564-3824

Email: judicial@plattsburgh.edu

Address: 101 Broad Street, SUNY Plattsburgh, 602 Kehoe Administration Building, Plattsburgh, NY 12901

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