Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3349 - Northeast Ohio Medical University
Chapter 3349-10 - Campus Safety
Section 3349-10-65 - Emergency or crime reporting rule
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3349-10-65
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Purpose
To establish a rule for the reporting of a crime, emergency or public safety concern or incident while on the Rootstown campus.
(B) Scope
Covers all persons in the Rootstown campus, any on campus residences and all public property adjacent to and immediately accessible from the Rootstown campus and any non-campus university owned buildings or property.
(C) Definitions
(1) Consult rule
3349-7-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) "Emergency" is a sudden,
generally unexpected, occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate
attention.
(3) "Rootstown campus"
includes all of the real property, buildings and equipment owned by or for the
benefit of the university in Rootstown Township, Portage county,
Ohio.
(4) "911" means the telephone
number used to call for police, fire or ambulance emergency services.
(5)
"Northeast Ohio
Medical University Police Department" or "NPD" refers to a commissioned law
enforcement officers employed by the university and having jurisdiction on
university owned property.
(6) "Security" is the physical space reserved
for contractedsecurity officers and their
respective function. It is located
in room A-90.
(D) Rule statement
(1)
The university
encourages the accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the NPD, or other
appropriate law enforcement agency.
(2) To report an
emergency, call 911. If calling from an on-campus phone the caller must dial
9-911 to secure an outside line. . Any suspicious persons or
non-emergent activities should be reported to the NPD at
330-325-5911.
(3) Under the Revised
Code, all persons who know that a felony has been or is being committed are
required to report such information to law enforcement authorities. The person
should call 911 immediately to report such information. The university
encourages the victim of or witness to any crime to promptly report the
incident to NPD.
(4) Any crimes on
the campus reported to
NPD will be
included in the annual crime statistics, and will be used to provide timely
warning notices if required.
(5) Ohio's public records
law, contained in section
149.43 of the Revised Code does
not permit the university to promise confidentiality to those who report crimes
to anyone except counselors, or under certain circumstances, to a person
serving as a physician or nurse on campus. Some off-campus reports to a member
of the clergy or other health care professional may also be legally
confidential.
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