WAC 172-121-100   Complaints.  (1) Filing of complaints.

     (a) Any student, faculty member, staff member, or other member of the university community may file a complaint against a student or student organization for any violation of the student conduct code.

     (b) A person wishing to file a complaint must submit the complaint, in writing, to one of the following:

     (i) The office of student rights and responsibilities;

     (ii) The office of the dean of students; or

     (iii) Another designated university office or official.

     (c) In instances of alleged violations of local, county, state or federal law, nothing in this student conduct code will prohibit or limit the rights of persons to go directly to the civil and/or criminal authorities and file charges.

     (d) All complaints will be forwarded to the director of OSRR for further review and action.

     (2) Complaint review. The director of OSRR will review the complaint to determine if there is sufficient information to hear the matter. During this review, the director of OSRR will also evaluate the circumstances to determine if any interim restriction action is warranted.

     (3) Inform complainant. As part of the complaint review process, the director of OSRR will contact the complainant and explain to him/her:

     (a) The complainant rights under the student conduct code;

     (b) The allegations which the complainant has against the accused; and

     (c) The potential conduct code violations related to the allegations.

     (4) Following the complaint review, the director of OSRR will either dismiss the matter or arrange a preliminary conference with the accused.

     (a) Dismiss the matter. If the director of OSRR believes that there is insufficient justification or insufficient evidence to pursue conduct review proceedings against the accused, he/she may dismiss the matter. In such cases, the director of OSRR will prepare a written record of the dismissal. The director of OSRR will also notify the complainant of their decision, if such notification is appropriate and feasible.

     (b) Preliminary conference. If the director of OSRR does not dismiss the matter he/she will arrange a preliminary conference as described in WAC 172-121-110.

     (5) Records. The dismissal letter, along with the original complaint and any other related documents, shall be maintained as described in WAC 172-121-080.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.35.120(12). 09-12-001, § 172-121-100, filed 5/20/09, effective 6/20/09.]