Student Right to Know

Victims' Bill of Rights

Provisions addressing the rights of victims of sexual violence or assault were added to the existing MNSCU Board policy on September 30, 1992. The Victims' Bill of Rights applies to all students, faculty and staff. 

Victims of sexual violence occurring on property owned by the MnSCU will be informed of their rights under Minnesota State Statutes section 135A.15. These rights include the following: 

1. The victim has the right to file criminal charges with local law enforcement. 
2. Local university authorities, at the request of the victim, will provide assistance in notifying the appropriate law enforcement officials and disciplinary authorities of any incident of sexual assault. 
3. At the direction of law enforcement authorities, the campus security office will provide complete and prompt assistance in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence in connection with an incident of sexual assault. 
4. University authorities will provide assistance to the sexual assault victim or complainant in preserving materials relevant to a campus disciplinary proceeding. 
5. All sexual assault complaints will be investigated and resolved by the appropriate campus disciplinary authorities. 
6. The victim may be accompanied by an attorney or other support person at, and may participate in, any campus disciplinary proceeding concerning the sexual assault complaint. 
7. The victim will be informed of the outcome of any campus disciplinary proceeding concerning the sexual assault complaint, consistent with laws relating to data practices. 
8. At the request of the sexual assault victim, university authorities in cooperation with appropriate law enforcement authorities will provide assistance in shielding the victim from unwanted contact with the alleged assailant including transferring the victim to alternative classes or alternative university-owned housing, if alternative classes or housing are available and feasible. 
9. University authorities will inform sexual assault victims of their rights to assistance from the office of the Crime Victim Ombudsman and the Crime Victim Reparations Board and will provide assistance in contacting these offices.