N.Y. Educ. Law § 6434

§ 6434. Investigation of crimes and crime reporting. 1. Each college\nshall adopt and implement a plan providing for the investigation of any\nviolent felony offense occurring at or on the grounds of each such\ninstitution, and providing for the investigation of a report of any\nmissing student. Such plans shall provide for the coordination of the\ninvestigation of such crimes and reports with local law enforcement\nagencies. Such plans shall include, but not be limited to, written\nagreements with appropriate local law enforcement agencies providing for\nthe prompt investigation of such crimes and reports and a requirement\nthat the institution shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency\nas soon as practicable but in no case more than twenty-four hours after\na report of a violent felony or that a student who resides in housing\nowned or operated by such institution is missing; provided that each\ninstitution shall: (1) inform each victim of a sexual offense of their\noptions to notify proper law enforcement authorities, including\non-campus and local police; (2) inform the victim of a sexual offense of\nthe right to report or not to report such offense to local law\nenforcement agencies; and (3) offer the option to be assisted by campus\nauthorities in notifying such authorities, if the victim of sexual\nassault so chooses, all in compliance with applicable federal law,\nincluding, but not limited to, the federal Campus Sexual Assault\nVictims' Bill of Rights under Title 20 U.S. Code Section 1092(f).\n 2. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n a. "Local law enforcement agencies" means any agency or agencies\nemploying peace officers or police officers for the enforcement of the\nlaws of the state, and which has or have jurisdiction under provisions\nof the criminal procedure law over offenses occurring at or on the\ngrounds of any institution subject to the provisions of this section.\n b. "Missing student" means any student of an institution subject to\nthe provisions of this section, who resides in a facility owned or\noperated by such institution and who is reported to such institution as\nmissing from his or her residence.\n c. "Violent felony offense" means a violent felony offense as defined\nin subdivision one of section 70.02 of the penal law.\n