§ 16-47-11 — Police Officers - Extended Jurisdiction

(a) Any police officer appointed pursuant to Sections 16-47-10 or 16-22-1 is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state; provided, that the primary duty of such a peace officer shall be the enforcement of the law on property owned, leased, or licensed by the institution of higher education employing the peace officer. Such a peace officer may also enforce the law in all of the following circumstances:
(1) When in pursuit of any
individual who is suspected of
the commission of a crime while on
property owned, leased, or licensed by the
institution
of higher education employing the officer.
(2) To make arrests
for crimes committed, or for which there is probable cause to believe have been committed, within his
or her
presence or within the boundaries of
any
property owned
,
leased
, or licensed by the institution of higher education employing the officer
.
(3) Pursuant to an agreement with another law enforcement agency.
(b) The provisions of this section granting authority to
peace
officers at institutions of higher
education
in
this state
are not intended to limit or abridge any powers
otherwise
granted to
the
officers by law, and the provisions of this section are
cumulative.
(c) Nothing in this section shall grant authority to any
individual
appointed under
Section 16-47-10
to enter a classroom for the purpose of enforcing traffic or parking citations.

Legislative History

(Acts 1975, No. 924, p. 1836, §§1-3; Act 2024-216, §1.)