Announcements
Posted: Monday, September 17, 2012Receipt of Legal Papers Served on the Institution
From the Vice President for Finance and Management
The SUNY Office of General Counsel advises that all offices be notified of the procedures to follow regarding the receipt of legal papers of any kind by a campus employee. Accordingly, Buffalo State’s procedures are as follows:
The associate vice president for finance and management/comptroller is the institution’s official liaison to the Office of General Counsel for the purpose of receipt or service of legal papers on Buffalo State, notification of the area of the institution affected (required to respond), and decision about who should notify SUNY counsel, the attorney general, or other parties. When legal papers of any kind are served on a campus employee or Buffalo State, the campus liaison should be contacted immediately and the legal papers should be forwarded to the liaison.
If the associate vice president for finance and management/comptroller is unavailable, the referral should be made to the assistant vice president for finance and management.
This procedure is especially important when legal papers request personnel files or information on students or are requests made under the USA Patriot Act. Various other rights, such as those afforded by FERPA, the Personal Privacy Protection law, and collective bargaining agreements are involved in those situations.
