# N.Y. EDN Law § 6448: Privacy in legal challenges

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEDN_T7_A129-B_S6448

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. EDN Law § 6448
- **Heading:** Privacy in legal challenges
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act EDN / Title 7 / Article 129-B / Section 6448

## Text

§ 6448. Privacy in legal challenges. Pursuant to subdivision (i) of\nrule three thousand sixteen of the civil practice law and rules, in any\nproceeding brought against an institution which seeks to vacate or\nmodify a finding that a student was responsible for violating an\ninstitution's rules regarding a violation covered by this article, the\nname and identifying biographical information of any student shall be\npresumptively confidential and shall not be included in the pleadings\nand other papers from such proceeding absent a waiver or cause shown as\ndetermined by the court. Such witnesses shall be identified only as\nnumbered witnesses. If such a name or identifying biographical\ninformation appears in a pleading or paper filed in such a proceeding,\nthe court, absent such a waiver or cause shown, shall direct the clerk\nof the court to redact such name and identifying biographical\ninformation and so advise the parties.\n

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