ORS 350.255
Written sexual assault protocol
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(1)
Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities), community college and Oregon-based private university or college shall adopt a written protocol to ensure that victims of sexual assault receive necessary services and assistance in situations where:(a)
The alleged victim of the sexual assault is a student at the university or college and the alleged sexual assault occurred on the grounds or at the facilities of the university or college; or(b)
The alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault is a student at the university or college, or a member of the faculty or staff of the university or college, regardless of where the alleged sexual assault occurred.(2)
A written protocol adopted under subsection (1) of this section must ensure that each victim who reports a sexual assault is provided with a written notification setting forth:(a)
The victim’s rights;(b)
Information about what legal options are available to the victim, including but not limited to:(A)
The various civil and criminal options the victim may pursue following an assault; and(B)
Any campus-based disciplinary processes the victim may pursue;(c)
Information about campus-based services available to the victim;(d)
Information about the victim’s privacy rights, including but not limited to information about the limitations of privacy that exist if the victim visits a campus health or counseling center; and(e)
Information about and contact information for state and community-based services and resources that are available to victims of sexual assault.(3)
A written notification provided under subsection (2) of this section must:(a)
Be written in plain language that is easy to understand;(b)
Use print that is of a color, size and font that allow the notification to be easily read; and(c)
Be made available to students:(A)
When a sexual assault is reported;(B)
During student orientation; and(C)
On the Internet website of the university or college. [2015 c.398 §1]
Source:
Section 350.255 — Written sexual assault protocol; content, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors350.html.
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