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The 1998 Florida Statutes

Title XVI
EDUCATION
Chapter 240
Postsecondary Education
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240.261  Disciplinary rules.--

(1)  Each university may adopt, by rule, a uniform code of appropriate penalties for violations of rules by students and employees, to be administered by the president of each university. Such penalties, unless otherwise provided by law, may include fines, the withholding of diplomas or transcripts pending compliance with rules or payment of fines, and the imposition of probation, suspension, or dismissal.

(2)  The university shall adopt rules for the lawful discipline of any student, faculty member, or member of the administrative staff who intentionally acts to impair, interfere with, or obstruct the orderly conduct, processes, and functions of a state university. Said rules may apply to acts conducted on or off campus when relevant to such orderly conduct, processes, and functions.

History.--s. 25, ch. 79-222.