North Carolina § 116-40 - 11. Disciplinary proceedings; right to counsel for students and organizations.

§ 116-40. 11. Disciplinary proceedings; right to counsel for students and organizations.

Any student enrolled at a constituent institution who is accused of a violation of the disciplinary or conduct rules of the constituent institution shall have the right to be represented, at the student's expense, by a licensed attorney or nonattorney advocate who may fully participate during any disciplinary procedure or other procedure adopted and used by the constituent institution regarding the alleged violation. However, a student shall not have the right to be represented by a licensed attorney or nonattorney advocate in either of the following circumstances: If the constituent institution has implemented a "Student Honor Court" which is fully staffed by students to address such violations. For any allegation of "academic dishonesty" as defined by the constituent institution. Any student organization officially recognized by a constituent institution that is accused of a violation of the disciplinary or conduct rules of the constituent institution shall have the right to be represented, at the organization's expense, by a licensed attorney or nonattorney advocate who may fully participate during any disciplinary procedure or other procedure adopted and used by the constituent institution regarding the alleged violation. However, a student organization shall not have the right to be represented by a licensed attorney or nonattorney advocate if the constituent institution has implemented a "Student Honor Court" which is fully staffed by students to address such violations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a right to be represented at a disciplinary proceeding at public expense. History (2013-413, s. 6(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-413, s. 6(e), made this section effective August 23, 2013, and applicable to all allegations of violations beginning on or after that date. Session Laws 2013-413, s. 6(d), provides: "Each constituent institution shall track the number and type of disciplinary proceedings impacted by this section, as well as the number of cases in which a student or student organization is represented by an attorney or nonattorney advocate. The constituent institutions shall report their findings to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, and the Board of Governors shall submit a combined report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the House and Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittees by May 1, 2014."