New Jersey § 18a:61e-2

§ 18a:61e-2.

The Commission on Higher Education shall appoint an advisory committee of experts

which shall develop a “Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights” which affirms

support for campus organizations which assist sexual assault victims and provides

that the following rights shall be accorded to victims of sexual assaults that occur

on the campus of any public or independent institution of higher education in the

State and where the victim or alleged perpetrator is a student at the institution

or when the victim is a student involved in an off-campus sexual assault. a. The right to have any allegation of sexual assault treated seriously; the right

to be treated with dignity; and the right to be notified of existing medical, counseling,

mental health or student services for victims of sexual assault, both on campus and

in the community whether or not the crime is reported to campus or civil authorities. “ Campus authorities ” as used in this act shall mean any individuals or organizations specified in an

institution's statement of campus security policy as the individuals or organizations

to whom students and employees should report criminal offenses. b. The right to have any allegation of sexual assault investigated and adjudicated

by the appropriate criminal and civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which the

crime occurred, and the right to the full and prompt cooperation and assistance of

campus personnel in notifying the proper authorities. The provisions of this subsection shall be in addition to any campus disciplinary

proceedings which may take place. c. The right to be free from pressure from campus personnel to refrain from reporting

crimes, or to report crimes as lesser offenses than the victims perceive the crimes

to be, or to report crimes if the victim does not wish to do so. d. The right to be free from any suggestion that victims are responsible for the commission

of crimes against them; to be free from any suggestion that victims were contributorily

negligent or assumed the risk of being assaulted; to be free from any suggestion

that victims must report the crimes to be assured of any other right guaranteed under

this policy; and to be free from any suggestion that victims should refrain from

reporting crimes in order to avoid unwanted personal publicity. e. The same right to legal assistance, and the right to have others present, in any

campus disciplinary proceeding, that the institution permits to the accused; and

the right to be notified of the outcome of any disciplinary proceeding against the

accused. f. The right to full, prompt, and victim-sensitive cooperation of campus personnel

in obtaining, securing, and maintaining evidence, including a medical examination

if it is necessary to preserve evidence of the assault. g. The right to be informed of, and assisted in exercising, any rights to be confidentially

or anonymously tested for sexually transmitted diseases or human immunodeficiency

virus; the right to be informed of, and assisted in exercising, any rights that may

be provided by law to compel and disclose the results of testing of sexual assault

suspects for communicable diseases. h. The right to have access to counseling under the same terms and conditions as apply

to other students seeking such counseling from appropriate campus counseling services. i. The right to require campus personnel to take reasonable and necessary action to

prevent further unwanted contact of victims with their alleged assailants, including

but not limited to, notifying the victim of options for and available assistance in

changing academic and living situations after an alleged sexual assault incident if

so requested by the victim and if such changes are reasonably available.