7.01
Misconduct constituting a violation of this Code may result in the imposition of any one or a combination of the following sanctions for any period of time deemed appropriate:
7.01.1
Written reprimand;
7.01.2
Probation, meaning the suspension of any sentence subject to future non-violation of this Code;
7.01.3
Suspension from the School of Law;
7.01.4
Expulsion from the School of Law;
7.01.5
Granting the student an “F” or other appropriate grade in the course or on a particular assignment in the course in question;
7.01.6
Revocation of a former student’s diploma, if the violation of the Code occurred while the student was matriculating at the School of Law; or
7.01.7
Any further sanction authorized by the Dean of the School of Law
7.02
All sanctions shall bear reasonable relationship to the severity of the misconduct, except that an offending student’s record of prior misconduct, including warnings and written reprimands not of record, or the absence thereof, may be taken into account.
7.03
All disciplinary actions shall be executed by the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and, shall be recorded on the student’s official record.
7.04
For resolution of matters by plea agreement or pursuant to a hearing, unless specifically stated by the terms of the plea agreement or by the Hearing Panel as part of sentencing, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall mandate all time frames within which the student shall comply with all sanctions. In the event a student fails to properly comply with any requirements imposed, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall notify the Chair of the Hearing Panel for cases resulting in the convocation of a Hearing Panel and the Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee in all other cases.
7.05
For charges resulting in the convocation of a Hearing Panel, the Hearing Panel shall maintain jurisdiction over the matter until such time as any imposed sanctions, either through a plea agreement with the Hearing Panel or through the imposition of sanctions following a hearing, are fully completed. Furthermore, the right, ability, and jurisdiction of the Hearing Panel to impose further sanctions for the failure of the student to fully comply with sanctions imposed shall be preserved until all of the sanctions imposed are completed. If the Chair of the Hearing Penal has reason to believe that the failure of the student to comply with previously imposed sanctions or provisions of a plea agreement is an intentional and willful disregard of the authority of the Hearing Panel, the Chair shall immediately convene the Hearing Panel to discuss further action. In the absence of an extraordinary circumstance justifying non-compliance, any plea agreement or previously imposed sanction may be deemed withdrawn and void. Further, upon a vote of a simple majority of the voting members of the Hearing Panel, if not tried, the matter may proceed to full hearing on the original allegation. If the matter involved a sanction imposed pursuant to a hearing, the Hearing Panel may conduct a limited hearing for the purpose of imposing additional sanctions. The Hearing Panel shall have the full range of sanctions available to it under Article 7.01 at this non-compliance hearing, including, but not limited to, expulsion from the School of Law. The determination of the Hearing Panel with regard to willful non-compliance with a signed plea agreement or previously assessed sanctions following a hearing shall not be appealable.
7.06
For charges resulting in a plea agreement prior to the convocation of a Hearing Panel, the Academic Integrity Committee shall maintain jurisdiction over the matter until such time as any imposed sanctions are fully completed. If the Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee has reason to believe that the failure of the student to comply with provisions of a plea agreement is an intentional and willful disregard of the authority of the Committee, the Chair shall immediately convene the Committee to discuss further action. In the absence of an extraordinary circumstance justifying non-compliance, any plea agreement or lesser sanction shall be deemed withdrawn and void, and, upon a vote of a simple majority of the voting members of the Academic Integrity Committee, the matter may proceed to full hearing on the original allegations. The determination of the Academic Integrity Committee to proceed to a full hearing shall not be appealable.