Hi, At the University of New Mexico, our provision on medical amnesty appears in the Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy<http://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/2000/2740.html>:
4. Amnesty from Disciplinary Action for Students UNM's primary concern is the safety of students, staff, and faculty. While staff and faculty must report incidents of students experiencing sexual violence or misconduct, except as noted in Section 7<http://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/2000/2740.html#_Toc414642678>, the University strongly encourages all members of the campus community to report instances of sexual violence or misconduct. The University grants amnesty to students who may have violated the Student Code of Conduct<https://pathfinder.unm.edu/campus-policies/student-code-of-conduct.html>'s prohibition on the use or possession of alcohol or drugs at the same time he or she experienced sexual violence or misconduct. Therefore, no drug or alcohol-related charges under the Student Code of Conduct are applied to students who report that they were using drugs or alcohol at the time they experienced sexual violence or misconduct. Depending on the circumstances, the Dean of Students Office may determine, on a case-by-case basis, that those who witnessed an instance of sexual violence or misconduct and who provide information regarding such instance may be granted the same amnesty. However, students should understand that any violation of state or federal criminal law involving the use or possession of alcohol or illegal drugs may result in prosecution, and UNM cannot grant amnesty from proceedings in the criminal justice system. Decisions about prosecution are made by the District Attorney's Office in the state criminal justice system and by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the federal criminal justice system. Best, Pamina ___________________________________________ [cid:E2984095-67E5-47EA-97D6-038B26920062] Pamina M. Deutsch University Policy and Administrative Planning Director UNM Policy Office, 114B Scholes Hall MSC05 3357 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Tel. 505.277-2069 Web. http://policy.unm.edu<http://policy.unm.edu/> From: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Heather Foster <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: Association of College and University Policy Administrators <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 3:19 PM To: "Institutional policy-related discussions ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>)" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [acupa-l] Medical Amnesty policies Good afternoon, Does anyone have a policy on medical amnesty? Thanks so much! Heather Heather M. Foster Policy Specialist Institutional Compliance & Risk Services The University of Texas at San Antonio P 210.458.5537 F 210.458.4993 Replying to Messages: Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will distribute your message to the ENTIRE list of members. To send a message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). To Unsubscribe: Go to http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. Questions about the ACUPA e-list? Contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837.
