My role as a peer educator in the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention organization at UGA granted me the opportunity to create this flyer for the It's On Us campaign week at UGA. Each day focused on a different aspect of sexual assault, and I designed this flyer to be distributed to students during tabling for the "Laws and Policies" theme day. My intention was to make sure students could more easily understand laws surrounding sexual assault and how they impact everyone. I conducted research concerning these laws and summarized them into this one-page document, also providing a potential impact statement below each law/policy.

1. LAWS AND POLICIES
CONCERNING SEXUAL ASSAULT + WHY THEY MATTER
OCGA § 17-3
"No person in the United States
shall, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be
denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under
any education program or activity
receiving Federal financial
assistance."
*Also requires university
employees report incidents of
discrimination or harassment and
take steps to remedy those actions
Says a sexual assault survivor has
all of the rights of a victim of crime
(OCGA 17-17) PLUS the rights to
receive a free forensic medical
exam, an evidence collection kit
and all information collected
20 U.S. CODE § 1092(F)
AKA THE CLERY ACT
OCGA § 16-6
U.S. TITLE IX OF THE
EDUCATIONAL
AMENDMENTS OF 1972
18 U.S. CODE § 3772 VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
(VOCA)
*Provide information and programs
for students regarding domestic
violence, sexual assault, stalking,
and dating violence
*Outline disciplinary actions for
offenders and procedures for
victims regarding any incidents on
campus
*Issue timely warnings and
disclose statistics and information
concerning any crimes that occur
on or near campus
Says all educational institutions
receiving federal funding must:
Defines rape, statutory rape,
sexual assault, sodomy, sexual
battery, age of consent; outlines
punishment for publication of
identity of survivor
Establishes a fund that helps
survivors deal with the costs of
surviving crime which is supported
by fines levied on convicted
criminals
Identifies the statute of limitations
for crimes:
*Sexual assault by those with
authority: 4 years; 7 years for
minors; 2 years if between a minor
and an adult
*Rape: 15 years for forcible rape;
7 years for non-forcible
*Sodomy: 7 years
*Sexual battery: 2 years for the
first offense; 4 years if offender
has a prior conviction; 7 years for
aggravated sexual battery
*Also states there is no statute of
limitations when DNA evidence
sufficient for the burden of proof
Benefits survivors & taxpayers (you) by
removing the burden of tangible
costs from both parties to the guilty
Allows survivors equal opportunity to
prove their case
Allows you to have an equally safe
learning environment; ensures justice
will be served if you are ever
discriminated against; reduces the
likelihood of sexual & gender violence
on campus; provides a sense of
security
Allows survivors time to establish their
case against an offender; using DNA
increases the likelihood of holding an
offender accountable; allows an
individual to know when to take action if
they choose to do so
Leaves less room for ambiguity once a
crime is committed; provokes inquiry
into the impact of laws and definitions
relative to sexual assault
Ensures awareness of campus
crimes; takes steps towards protection
of students; allows you to make future
decisions regarding your safety
Sources: https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/; https://www.rainn.org/