As used in this part:
- (1) "Alleged perpetrator" means an individual whom a victim alleges committed an act of sexual violence against the victim.
- (2) "Code of conduct" means an institution's student code of conduct, student code of ethics, honor code, or other policy under which the institution may sanction a student.
- (3) "Covered allegation" means an allegation made to an institution that an individual committed an act of sexual violence.
- (4) "Law enforcement agency" means an off-campus law enforcement agency of the unit of local government with jurisdiction to respond to a covered allegation.
(5) "Sexual violence" means:
- (a) sexual abuse as described in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2242;
- (b) aggravated sexual abuse as described in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2241;
- (c) assault resulting in substantial bodily injury as described in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 113(a)(7);
- (d) sexual assault;
- (e) dating violence;
- (f) domestic violence; or
- (g) stalking.
- (6) "Victim" means a student who alleges that the student was a victim of sexual violence.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2025 Special Session 1