A John Jay Title IX lawyer can help you use the right reporting door, answer the investigation on the record, and walk into a live hearing with an advisor ready to question witnesses.
John Jay runs Title IX through a visible three-part structure: a dedicated Title IX web section with make-a-report and access-support pages, a Title IX office on the sixth floor of Haaren Hall, and an Office of Legal Counsel, Diversity and Compliance in Haaren Hall Suite 623. The campus conduct program sits separately under the Dean of Students as Community Standards, so a respondent needs to know from the first letter whether the matter is charged under the CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct or as an ordinary conduct case.
Reporting: several doors, one formal track
The John Jay make-a-report page lists several reporting points, including the Compliance and Diversity office, campus Public Safety, and the Dean of Students, and it explains that community members may also report to outside law enforcement without CUNY requiring it, while campus officers can help with off-campus reports and medical referrals. Retaliation for reporting, assisting a report, or participating in an investigation is prohibited. The access-support page adds that the Title IX office provides resources to anyone affected, points to the Counseling Services Center, and gives practical assault-response steps such as calling Public Safety or 911, seeking prompt medical care, and preserving evidence and clothing.
For discipline under Title IX, only a Title IX Formal Complaint starts the grievance procedure, and without one the matter may wait until a complaint arrives. Once filed, both known parties get written notice with the policy, the specific allegations, the presumption of non-responsibility, advisor rights, and the statement that the college bears the burden of proof. Notice must arrive at least five policy days before any initial interview unless you consent to less. Investigation basics are at title-ix-investigation.
A note on which rules apply. The posted CUNY procedures follow the 2020 federal Title IX framework, effective August 14, 2020. References found elsewhere to a 2024 federal rewrite are outdated because those rules were vacated, and a 2020-era rule barring reliance on statements never tested by cross-examination was revoked after a 2021 federal court ruling.
Day counts in this guide mean policy days. A policy day is a calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a federal or state holiday.
Investigation: evidence in, responses on time
The Title IX Coordinator investigates promptly and impartially, interviews witnesses likely to hold relevant information, and keeps the burden of proof on the college. You may submit evidence, propose fact and expert witnesses, and present inculpatory and exculpatory material. Treatment records stay out without your voluntary written consent. Preparation help is at after you have been accused.
Two ten-policy-day windows decide how much of your story enters the file. Before the report is finalized, both sides receive the directly related evidence and have ten policy days to answer in writing, which the coordinator must consider. The report then circulates at least ten policy days before any hearing, with a second ten-policy-day response period shared with the decision makers and the other party. The college aims to finish within 120 policy days of the formal complaint and must explain delays in writing with reasons.
Hearing and advisor: cross-examination rules
A Title IX Sexual Harassment matter that completes investigation proceeds to a live hearing before a three-member Adjudication Committee drawn from a CUNY-wide panel, and no member sits on a case from their home campus. Hearings are closed, may run in person or virtually with simultaneous sight and sound, and should conclude within sixty policy days after the investigation. The hearing notice gives the date, time, location, itemized allegations, and possible penalties at least seven policy days ahead, delivered to your address of record and CUNY email. Each side may take one adjournment without giving a reason, and further requests are decided by the chair at least five policy days before the hearing. Procedure detail is at title-ix-disciplinary-hearings.
Only advisors question witnesses. You may bring any advisor, attorney or not, with five policy days notice of counsel name and contact details for attorney appearances. Parties never question each other directly, and the college must provide an advisor for cross-examination if you have none. The chair rules on relevance before each answer and explains exclusions. The preponderance standard applies, and you may remain silent without an adverse assumption. Advisor choice is at title-ix-advisor.
Sanctions and appeal
A responsibility finding moves the hearing into a penalty phase where the parties and the college may introduce character evidence, prior CUNY disciplinary records, and impact statements. Student sanctions range from a warning up to suspension or expulsion from CUNY, and a suspension of one term or more, or an expulsion, bars the respondent from every other CUNY unit while it runs. Transcript notation can follow suspension or expulsion findings, with removal available on request after defined periods, so confirm the exact notation terms before the hearing closes.
The written determination reaches both parties simultaneously within fifteen policy days after the hearing, or twenty policy days in multi-party cases. Either side may appeal responsibility or penalty for procedural irregularity, new and previously unavailable evidence, conflict or bias, or disproportionate penalty. The Notice of Appeal goes to the University Title IX Director within fifteen policy days after the determination arrives, the full written appeal within fifteen policy days after receiving the hearing recording, the other side gets fifteen policy days to respond, and the Appeal Committee decides within fifteen policy days after that window. Appeal planning is at title-ix-appeals.
Respondent checklist for John Jay students
- Confirm in writing whether your case runs under the sexual misconduct policy or Community Standards.
- Save the formal complaint, notice of allegations, and every scheduling message in one place.
- Preserve messages, photos, location history, and receipts, and list witnesses with firsthand knowledge.
- Avoid contact with the other party and obey any No Contact Order exactly as written.
- Pick an advisor before the first interview and give five policy days notice for attorney appearances.
- Answer both ten-policy-day evidence windows in writing with citations to the record.
Speak with a John Jay Title IX lawyer
John Jay matters move through Haaren Hall offices with several reporting doors but a single formal procedure behind the notice. Contact us to discuss your notice and what comes next.
FAQ
Where do I report at John Jay?
The make-a-report page lists the Compliance and Diversity office, Public Safety, and the Dean of Students, plus outside law enforcement options with campus assistance available.
Must there be a formal complaint?
For Title IX discipline, yes. Without one the matter may rest until a complaint arrives.
Can I bring a lawyer?
Any advisor of choice may attend every stage, and only advisors cross-examine at the hearing. Give five policy days notice for counsel, and the college supplies an advisor for cross-examination if you have none.
What must the college prove?
That a violation more likely than not occurred, with the burden of proof and evidence gathering on the college and a presumption of non-responsibility until the end.
What sanctions are possible?
From a warning through suspension or expulsion from CUNY, with possible transcript notation and a university-wide attendance bar during longer penalties.
How do appeals work?
Notice of Appeal to the University Title IX Director within fifteen policy days after the determination, then the full appeal within fifteen policy days after receiving the hearing recording.
Sources (checked 2026-09-22)
- CUNY Policy on Sexual Misconduct: formal complaint, investigation, hearing, sanctions, appeal
- CUNY Combating Sexual Misconduct Title IX hub: campus contacts, policy links, resources
- John Jay Title IX sex-based misconduct page: office structure, report and support subpages
- John Jay make-a-report page: reporting points, law enforcement options, retaliation bar
- John Jay access-support page: Title IX office location, counseling, assault-response steps
- John Jay community standards and conduct policies: conduct program, Dean of Students contact, policy list
Disclaimer
This page is general information only, not legal advice, and reading it creates no attorney-client relationship. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by John Jay College of Criminal Justice or the City University of New York. Policies change; confirm the current procedure text before acting.
