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Oregon Revised Statutes Education and Culture § 350.255

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002, community college and Oregon-based private university or college shall adopt a written protocol to ensure that victims of sexual assault receive necessary services and assistance in situations where:

(a) The alleged victim of the sexual assault is a student at the university or college and the alleged sexual assault occurred on the grounds or at the facilities of the university or college; or

(b) The alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault is a student at the university or college, or a member of the faculty or staff of the university or college, regardless of where the alleged sexual assault occurred.

(2) A written protocol adopted under subsection (1) of this section must ensure that each victim who reports a sexual assault is provided with a written notification setting forth:

(a) The victim's rights;

(b) Information about what legal options are available to the victim, including but not limited to:

(A) The various civil and criminal options the victim may pursue following an assault; and

(B) Any campus-based disciplinary processes the victim may pursue;

(c) Information about campus-based services available to the victim;

(d) Information about the victim's privacy rights, including but not limited to information about the limitations of privacy that exist if the victim visits a campus health or counseling center; and

(e) Information about and contact information for state and community-based services and resources that are available to victims of sexual assault.

(3) A written notification provided under subsection (2) of this section must:

(a) Be written in plain language that is easy to understand;

(b) Use print that is of a color, size and font that allow the notification to be easily read; and

(c) Be made available to students:

(A) When a sexual assault is reported;

(B) During student orientation; and

(C) On the Internet website of the university or college.

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