Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12983 – Notice to proceed
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12983
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- institution: means a public, private, nonprofit or for-profit postsecondary school chartered, incorporated or otherwise organized in the State with an established physical presence in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12981
- Intimate partner violence: means any of the acts that constitute abuse under Title 19?A, section 4002, subsection 1, paragraphs A to H that are committed by an individual who is or has been in a social relationship with another individual of an intimate nature regardless of whether the individuals were or are sexual partners. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12981
- Reporting party: means a student or employee who reports having experienced an alleged incident of sexual violence, intimate partner violence or stalking at an institution of higher education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12981
- Responding party: means an individual who has been accused of an alleged incident of sexual violence, intimate partner violence or stalking at an institution of higher education. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12981
- Sexual violence: means conduct that constitutes:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12981Stalking: means conduct that constitutes the crime of stalking under Title 17?A, section 210?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12981
Each institution shall provide a reporting party and a responding party with written notice of the institution’s decision to hold a disciplinary proceeding regarding an allegation of sexual violence, intimate partner violence or stalking sufficiently in advance of a disciplinary proceeding to provide the reporting and responding parties with the opportunity to meaningfully exercise their rights. The disciplinary proceeding must provide due process and be prompt, fair and impartial and include the opportunity for both parties to present witnesses and other evidence. The written notice must include the information required to be posted on the institution’s publicly accessible website pursuant to section 12982, subsection 1. [PL 2021, c. 733, §2 (NEW).]
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PL 2021, c. 733, §2 (NEW).