In accordance with the Students' Bill of Rights, reporting individuals shall have the right to pursue one or more of the options below at the same time, or to choose not to participate in any of the options below:
To disclose confidentially the incident to one of the following UB officials, who by law may maintain confidentiality, and can assist in obtaining services (more information on confidential report is available in the Options for Confidentially Disclosing Sexual Violence policy):
To disclose confidentially the incident and obtain services from the New York State, New York City or county hotlines: http://www.opdv.ny.gov/help/dvhotlines.html.
Additional disclosure and assistance options are catalogued by the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and presented in several languages: http://www.opdv.ny.gov/help/index.html (or by calling 1-800-942-6906), and assistance can also be obtained through:
To disclose the incident to one of the following college officials who can offer privacy and provide information about remedies, accommodations, evidence preservation, and how to obtain resources. Those officials will also provide information contained in the Students' Bill of Rights, including the right to choose when and where to report, to be protected by the institution from retaliation, and to receive assistance and resources from the institution. These university officials will disclose that they are private and not confidential resources, and they may still be required by law and university policy to inform one or more university officials about the incident, including but not limited to the Title IX Coordinator. They will notify reporting individuals that the criminal justice process uses different standards of proof and evidence than internal procedures, and questions about the penal law or criminal process should be directed to law enforcement or district attorney:
To file a criminal complaint with the University Police Department, with local law enforcement and/or state police:
To file a report of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking, and/or talk to the Title IX Coordinator for information and assistance. Reports will be investigated in accordance with University policy and the reporting individual's identity shall remain private at all times if said reporting individual wishes to maintain privacy. If a reporting individual wishes to keep his/her identity anonymous, he or she may call the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion anonymously to discuss the situation and available options:
When the accused is an employee, a reporting individual may also report the incident to the UB's Office of Employee Relations or may request that one of the above referenced confidential or private employees assist in reporting to Employee Relations. Disciplinary proceedings will be conducted in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements. When the accused is an employee of an affiliated entity or vendor of the university, university officials will, at the request of the reporting individual, assist in reporting to the appropriate office of the vendor or affiliated entity and, if the response of the vendor or affiliated entity is not sufficient, assist in obtaining a persona non grata letter, subject to legal requirements and UB policy.
You may withdraw your complaint or involvement from the University process at any time.
UB shall ensure that, at a minimum, at the first instance of disclosure by a reporting individual to a UB representative, the following information shall be presented to the reporting individual: “You have the right to make a report to University Police, local law enforcement, and/or State Police or choose not to report; to report the incident to your institution; to be protected by the institution from retaliation for reporting an incident; and to receive assistance and resources from your institution.”
To obtain effective intervention services.
Within 96 hours of an assault, you can get a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (commonly referred to as a rape kit) at a hospital. While there should be no charge for a rape kit, there may be a charge for medical or counseling services off campus and, in some cases, insurance may be billed for services. You are encouraged to let hospital personnel know if you do not want your insurance policyholder to be notified about your access to these services. The New York State Office of Victim Services may be able to assist in compensating victims/survivors for health care and counseling services, including emergency funds. More information may be found here: http://www.ovs.ny.gov, or by calling 1-800-247-8035..
To best preserve evidence, victims/survivors should avoid showering, washing, changing clothes, combing hair, drinking, eating, or doing anything to alter physical appearance until after a physical exam has been completed.
To request that student conduct charges be filed against the accused. Conduct proceedings are governed by the procedures set forth in the UB Code of Conduct as well as federal and New York State law, including the due process provisions of the United States and New York State Constitutions.
Throughout conduct proceedings, the respondent and the reporting individual will have:
Revised August 13, 2015
Contact University Police immediately at (716) 645-2222, if you feel you are in danger. University Police should also be contacted to report any threatening or dangerous behavior.
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