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Campus Accountability and Safety Act: confidentiality of the identity of an alleged victim of power-based violence at a public postsecondary institution
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Access restriction, Disclosure
What it requires
- If you are a public postsecondary education institution, keep the identity of an alleged victim of an incident of power-based violence reported under La. R.S. 17:3399.13 confidential, and disclose it only to a person employed by or under contract with you when needed for the investigation or related hearings, a law enforcement officer as needed for a criminal investigation, a person alleged to have perpetrated the incident to the extent required by law, or a potential witness as needed for the investigation, unless the alleged victim waives confidentiality in writing (La. R.S. 17:3399.13.4(A)).
- Give the alleged victim, on request, a copy of any report made under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (La. R.S. 17:3399.11 and following) that pertains to the alleged victim (La. R.S. 17:3399.13.4(B)).
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What this law does
Under Revised Statutes 17:3399.13.4(A), unless the alleged victim waives it in writing, the identity of an alleged victim of an incident of power-based violence reported under Revised Statutes 17:3399.13 is confidential and not subject to disclosure, except to the four recipients the subsection lists.
The four recipients are a person employed by or under contract with the institution when disclosure is necessary to conduct the investigation or related hearings, a law enforcement officer as necessary to conduct a criminal investigation, a person alleged to have perpetrated the incident to the extent required by law, and a potential witness as necessary to conduct an investigation.
Under Revised Statutes 17:3399.13.4(B), the alleged victim has the right to obtain a copy of any report made under that Part that pertains to the alleged victim. Under Revised Statutes 17:3399.12(4), an institution for this Part means a public postsecondary education institution. The section took effect on .
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