VI. STUDENT HONOR CODE

PART VIIAMENDMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS



Sec. 7-1Amendments. The Student Bar Association may recommend amendments to this Honor Code. This Honor Code and any of its provisions may be repealed or amended by a majority of students present and voting, subject to the proviso that at least 300 students must vote in order to constitute a quorum.

Sec. 7-2Other Authority of Dean and Faculty. Except as to conduct governed by this Honor Code to which the procedures of this Code shall be applicable, the Dean or the Faculty, or both, shall retain all other authority legally possessed by them to take appropriate disciplinary action for improper conduct on the part of a student or faculty member.

Sec. 7-3Confidentiality of Reports, Recordings, and the Like. Subject to Sections 6-10 and 6-14, once a matter has been resolved, all reports, audio recordings, and records, except those items specifically identified for other treatment under this Honor Code and transmitted to another office of the University, shall be sealed and kept in the Dean’s office, unless the Respondent has waived his or her right to a closed hearing before the Hearing Panel, or except to the extent the Respondent has waived any other right he or she may possess to have any matter or proceeding under this Code treated confidentially. All such reports, audio recordings and records shall be opened subsequently only upon the direction of the Dean, a higher University academic official, or as necessary to fulfill the Law School’s obligations to disclose information to state bar associations or government authorities. After five years, the Dean may direct the destruction of any or all of such material as he or she may determine is appropriate. Any material which is not destroyed shall be kept sealed in the student’s permanent personal file.

Sec. 7-4Dates and Times. The dates and times provided in this honor code are guidelines that should be followed as much as is practicable. With the exception of the statute of limitations detailed in Section 1-7, failure to meet a timeframe specified in this Code shall not prevent the continued prosecution of a case. The Respondent loses the right to appeal unless a timely appeal is filed pursuant to Section 6-13.

Sec. 7-5Effective Date. Upon approval of the student body and faculty, every provision of this Honor Code shall become effective immediately, or as soon thereafter as it is realistically possible to implement such provision. Approval of the student body shall require a two-thirds majority of students present and voting, subject to the proviso that at least 300 students must vote to constitute a quorum. Approval of the faculty shall require a two-thirds vote of faculty members present and voting.