president are final.
C. CIVIL AUTHORITIES A student who violates local, state, or federal laws needs to be aware of the following: 1. If a student is arrested by the civil authorities, the student is responsible for notifying the Dean of Students within 24 hours of the arrest. 2. The University will not provide bail money, employ counsel, or request special consideration for individuals because of their status as students. 3. A student may be subject to campus disciplinary action as a result of any suspected violation of local, state, or federal regulations regardless of the outcome of any civil or criminal action. Likewise, if the University has reason to believe that a crime has been committed; the appropriate authorities will be notified to ensure the safety of the community. 4. The University also reserves the right to have students arrested for local, state, or federal violations that occur on campus. 5. Prosecution by a local, state, or federal entity does not invoke double jeopardy nor in any way preclude subsequent disciplinary action against the student by the University.
D. PARENT CONTACT It is recognized that students of Urbana University are young adults and as such, are responsible for their own conduct. Therefore, the Dean of Students will contact parents or guardians as a general rule for three reasons: 1. An emergency regarding a student‘s mental or physical health. 2. If tenure of the student at the University and/or in the residence hall or suites is in jeopardy due to disciplinary action. 3. Under FERPA guidelines, the University may inform parents about any illegal use of alcohol or other drugs.
E. ACCESSORY RESPONSIBILITY / REPORTING CODE VIOLATIONS All members of the University community have the responsibility for rules and reporting violations. Students need to be aware of the following: 1. Aiding, abetting, inciting, or cooperating with another person in the commission of a violation of regulations constitutes a judicial offense. 2. As it is difficult to accurately determine degrees of culpability, all students present in a room or area at the time of a violation, as reasonably determined by the appropriate hearing officer, will be held responsible for said policy violation. Any student who is present when University policies are being violated will be subject to the same disciplinary action as if he or she had committed the violation. Students are advised in advance to avoid situations which may put them at risk of disciplinary action. 3. This policy applies to any offense occurring anywhere on campus or at any other University owned property, or at any authorized University activity. 4. All persons are encouraged to report Code violations to the Campus Safety office as soon as possible. Procedures for filing a complaint are outlined in ―Judicial Affairs, C, 1" (see page 48).
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