SALT LAKE CITY-Per Friday news, an administrative law judge has signaled he may rule against Brigham Young University and proceed with efforts by the state of Utah to disband the private school’s police department.
Judge Richard Catten signaled his inclination to rule against the Provo-based university and side with the Utah Department of Public Safety.
BYU had originally attempted to block efforts disbanding its police force by asking a judge for summary judgment in its favor.
Representing DPS, the Utah Attorney General’s Office challenged this.
The dispute concerns accusations that BYU Police Lt. Aaron Rhodes had improperly accessed other law enforcement agencies’ databases and reported students to the university’s Honor Code office.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns BYU, requires students to adhere to a set of standards that includes no premarital sex and no drinking or drug use.
Students can receive discipline should the Honor Code be violated.
BYU has since said it will challenge this ruling.
