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Administrative Expungement Petition

UMD may allow for administrative expungement of minor infractions of the Student Conduct Code, if a student can demonstrate with documentation a meritorious reason for an early review of the student’s record. If an expungement is petitioned and granted, the student conduct record will be deleted. As a result, the record of the violation will not be disclosed to external third parties by the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.

Petition Review
The petition will be decided by the Director of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution or the appropriate designee with appeals being heard by the Student Appeals Panel.
Factors that will be considered in the petition include the following:
• The nature of the violation(s)
• The number of violations
• Whether the student completed sanctions in a timely manner
• The student’s conduct record as a whole
• The student’s responses to the petition’s questions and any supporting documentation

An expungement is unlikely to be granted sooner than 18 months from the date which the incident occurred. Further, violations of the following subdivisions of the Board of Regents Student Conduct Code are unlikely to be granted:

• Student Conduct Code Section IV. Subd. 6: Harm to Person
• Student Conduct Code Section IV. Subd. 8: Sexual Misconduct

Violations of the following subdivision will not be considered:
• Student Conduct Code Section IV. Subd. 1: Scholastic Dishonesty

Finally, as reflected by the Office of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution Records policy, suspensions, expulsion and open cases are maintained indefinitely. Cases resolved through formal hearings are kept for 10 years. As such, these cases are not subject to any administrative expungement processes.
Please note that this process applies only to conduct records maintained by the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution and Housing and Residential Life. Records maintained by other departments, such as the Registrar or the UMD Police Department, are not expunged through this process.
Under ordinary circumstances, the decision-maker will review the request and inform the student of the decision within 10 business days. A student may request in writing that the Student Appeals Panel review this decision, within 5 business days of their notice.

Petition requirements
1. In order to have your record expunged, you must complete all the requirements of your sanction(s) (this includes completion of an associated probationary period).
2. If you have been involved in an additional incident, expungement will not be considered until that matter is resolved and any sanctions fulfilled.
3. If you wish to request multiple record expungements, a separate petition is needed for each individual incident.

For questions, e-mail conduct@d.umn.edu or call 218-726-7255.

Background Information

Your full name:

Your phone number:

Your email address:

Email address must be of a valid format.

Your physical address:

Date of incident(Required):

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Questions

Is your student conduct record representative of your personal values? Why or why not?(Required) This field is required.

What did you learn as a result of the incident and from undergoing the conduct process?(Required) This field is required.

How have you applied what you learned to your subsequent behavior in the university community?(Required) This field is required.

Describe your involvement and contributions to UMD and within the Duluth communities since the incident(s) occurred.(Required) This field is required.

Describe your reason for applying for early expungement. NOTE: This item is used for tracking purposes only and bears no weight on whether or not your request is approved.(Required) This field is required.

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Supporting Documentation

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