Student Affairs Student Handbook 2025-2026

90 NSU STUDENT HANDBOOK 2025-26 reasonable cause to believe that a student is using his or her residence in a way that is illegal or a violation of the institution’s regulations. The permit must state: 1. the room(s) to be searched; 2. the regulation(s) allegedly being violated; 3. the basis for the belief that the regulation(s) is (are) being violated; 4. the item(s) being sought (if applicable); 5. the names of those authorized to enter. The entry/search permit does not authorize a search by institution officials that is conducted as part of a joint investigation with law enforcement agencies or at the request or under the supervision of law enforcement personnel. Entry, search and seizure in those circumstances are governed by warrant requirements generally applicable to law enforcement agencies. 2. These procedures shall provide for a search of an institution locker, carrel or similar furnishing when: A. Routine inspection of lockers for safety, health and general upkeep purposes is necessary; B. There is imminent danger to the safety, health or property of the student user or other individuals, or to institutional property; C. The search is conducted by institution officials with reasonable cause to believe that a student is using his or her locker in a way that is illegal or violates the institution’s regulations. 3. Entry, search and seizure of student vehicles shall be governed by warrant requirements generally applicable to law enforcement agencies. 4. Unless institution policies regarding items in student residences or institution lockers apply, search and seizure of student personal effects shall also be governed by warrant requirements generally applicable to law enforcement agencies. 5. To achieve efficient and proper operation of the institution, the university reserves the right to enter and search a student employee’s workplace when the university has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a search is necessary for a legitimate, non-investigatory purpose, such as retrieval of work-related materials, or that the search shall turn up evidence of the employee’s violation of workplace rules. The scope of the search shall be reasonably related to the necessity of the workrelated purpose or the nature of the suspected employee misconduct. SOURCE: BOR, March 1993 SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF REGENTS POLICY MANUAL 3.4.5 SUBJECT: Notification of Law Enforcement and Appropriate Persons that a Student is Missing 1. Reporting a Student as Missing A. Any person may report a university student as missing by filing a report with the university’s chief student affairs officer or at the university’s campus security office. It is not necessary to wait until the student has been missing for twenty-four hours before making a report. B. For purposes of this policy, a student is missing when the student’s whereabouts are unknown and unexplained for a period of time that would be regarded as highly unusual or suspicious by persons familiar with the student’s plans, habits or routines. 2. Institutional Response

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