Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1969-1972)

APRIL MEETING, 1970

409

B. Charges shall be in writing and shall be filed with the dean of the
school or college in which the student charged is enrolled.
C. Upon filing of the charges, the dean immediately shall forward them
to the Office of the University Attorney.
D. If the evidence is determined by the University Attorney sufficient
to warrant proceeding further, the Office of the University Attorney
shall prepare and serve on the person charged a complaint setting
forth the nature, time, and place of the violation charged. The
complaint shall be served on the person charged promptly and within thirty days of the filing of charges. Service of the complaint shall
be personal or by registered mail addressed to the person charged at
his last University-recorded local address. The complaint shall be
accompanied with notification of the date, time, and place of the
hearing, which date shall be not less than five nor more than
fifteen days from the date of service. A copy of the complaint and
certification of service shall be filed in the Office of the President
and in the office of the dean.
E. The hearing shall be held before a hearing officer, not otherwise
employed by the University, appointed by the President.
F. On written motion of the person charged, filed in the Office of the
University Attorney any time before the hearing begins, the hearing shall be postponed until disposition at the trial court level of
any pending criminal proceedings arising out of the same conduct,
provided, however, that a student who is convicted of a criminal
offense arising out of the same conduct and is charged with violation of a University rule shall be ineligible to register at the University in the semester following his conviction and thereafter
unless and until the University charges against him have been
heard and decided.
G. The hearing shall be governed by the following rules of procedure:
1. At the request of the person charged, the hearing shall be conducted in private.
2. The person charged shall have the right to have his defense conducted by an adviser of his choice, the right to hear and examine
adverse witnesses, and the right to testify and present evidence
and witnesses in his own behalf.
3. If the person charged shall, after due notice, fail to appear or if,
having appeared, he shall make no response to the complaint,
the hearing officer shall proceed with the hearing.
H. The hearing officer is authorized:
1. To limit the number in attendance at the hearing to assure
decorum;
2. To limit the number of witnesses in order to avoid dilatory
tactics;
3. If a party to the hearing or his adviser shall deliberately conduct
himself in a manner disruptive of the hearing, to exclude him
and proceed with the hearing as if he had not appeared.
I. Within fifteen days of the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing
officer shall file a report containing findings of fact, conclusions as
to the validity of the charges. If the person charged is found guilty,
the hearing officer shall impose any sanction or sanctions. The
report shall be filed with the dean and served on the person
charged in person or by registered mail. If the hearing was conducted in the absence of the individual charged, the report shall
so indicate.