Notification Procedures

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires institutions to establish a missing student notification policy. This policy, among other things, states that students must be given the option to provide confidential emergency contact information in the event that the student is reported as missing.

A student’s confidential contact will be notified by Campus Security not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the time that the student is determined to be missing.

If the student is under the age of 18 and not emancipated, the student’s parents or legal guardian, in addition to any other contact person designated by the student, are required to be contacted. Local law enforcement will also be notified.

Investigation

Campus security will gather information in its preliminary investigation with which to share with the sheriff’s department should the person not be located. Campus Security will prioritize the handling of missing person reports over the handling of other lesser reports such as those related to property crimes. If the concerned person contacts the sheriff’s department first, and they reach out to 银河博彩官网 College Campus Security to obtain helpful information needed for their investigation, Campus Security will provide complete cooperation.

The scope of Campus Security’s investigation will depend on the information provided by the reporting party. Campus Security will use any reported information in conjunction with its own internal and external resources in a reasonable attempt to locate the student reported as missing. By federal mandate, if the person reported as missing is a student residing in on-campus housing, has been determined to be missing for 24 hours, and chose to elect an emergency missing person contact, then that named person must be contacted within 24 hours (though they may be contacted any time sooner in the investigation). Also, should a student not formally declare a separate missing person contact, the emergency contact on record will be notified.