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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) An institution shall conduct a student disciplinary proceeding or student organization disciplinary proceeding in an impartial manner free from conflicts of interests.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), in order to avoid conflicts of interest created by a comingling of roles, an institution shall prohibit an individual employed by or otherwise representing an institution from acting as an adjudicator, hearing officer, or appellate hearing officer in a student disciplinary proceeding or student organization disciplinary proceeding if the individual has also served in one of the following roles in the same matter:
(a) an advocate or counselor for an alleged victim, accused student, or accused student organization;
(b) an investigator;
(c) an institutional prosecutor; or
(d) an advisor to a person described in Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c).
(3) If an individual employed by the institution or otherwise representing the institution serves as an investigator and an institutional prosecutor for the alleged violation of a policy or rule, the institution shall advise an accused student, accused student organization, or alleged victim before the investigation proceeding.
(4) An individual may not serve as an investigator or institutional prosecutor and an advocate for an accused student, accused student organization, or alleged victim in the same matter.
(5) In a proceeding conducted under this part, an institution shall allow an accused student, accused student organization, or an alleged victim to raise objections to issues that could potentially compromise the impartiality of the proceedings, including any potential conflicts of interest in violation of this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53B. State System of Higher Education § 53B-27-606. Conflict of interest - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53b-state-system-of-higher-education/ut-code-sect-53b-27-606/
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