Section 8-B617. TIMELY WARNING

 

617.1 The University of the District of Columbia is committed to providing students, faculty, and staff timely notification of emergencies that may represent a serious or ongoing threat to the University community. 

 

617.2 The University’s Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management is responsible for the issuance of timely warning procedures in compliance with local and federal law.

 

617.3 Timely warnings are issued in the event a situation, which arises either on or off campus, constitutes a threat to the University community.  The decision to issue a timely  warning shall be based on the requirements of §617.4 and other pertinent information on a case by case basis, with due consideration as to the possible risk of compromising law enforcement efforts. 

 

617.4 Timely warnings shall be issued in response to the following crimes: 

 

(a) Murder;

 

(b) Sex offenses;

 

(c) Forcible or nonforcible robbery;

 

(d) Aggravated assault;

 

(e) Burglary;

 

(f) Motor vehicle theft;

 

(g) Manslaughter;

 

(h) Arson;

 

(i) Arrests of persons referred for campus disciplinary action for liquor law violations, drug-related violations, and weapons possession; and

 

(j) In response to certain crimes involving bodily injury to any person, in which the victim is intentionally selected because of the actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability of the victim. 

 

617.5 Methods of dissemination shall include at least two (2) of the following methods:

(a)  Electronic distribution through e-mail;

 

(b)  Posting of hard copies in public areas;

 

(c) Postings via social networking sites;

 

(d) Text messaging; and

 

(e) Posting on University websites, including Public Safety and Emergency Management and newsletters. 

 

617.6Following issuance, Timely Notifications or Crime Alerts shall be posted in conspicuous locations for public view for a period of no less than sixty (60) days. 

 

authority

The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia pursuant to the authority set forth under the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Amendments (Act) effective January 2, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1202.01(a) and 38-1202.06)(3),(13) (2001 & 2011 Supp.),

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 7339 (October 7, 1988); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 548 (January 27, 2012).