§ 21-17-5-4 — Powers and duties of police officers; immunity of educational institution police officer, offices, and boards

Indiana § 21-17-5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 21: HIGHER EDUCATION
• Art. 17: POSTSECONDARY PROPRIETARY
• Ch. 5: Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic

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(a) Police officers appointed under this chapter
have the following powers:
(1) General police powers, including the power to arrest, without
process, all persons who commit any offense within the view of
the officer.
(2) The same common law and statutory powers, privileges, and
immunities, including the protections and immunities in IC 34-13-3, as state police officers, sheriffs, and constables.
However, the police officers are empowered to serve civil process
only to the extent authorized by the employing governing board.
(3) The duty to enforce and to assist the officials of the
educational institutions in the enforcement of the rules and
regulations of the educational institution.
(4) The duty to assist and cooperate with other law enforcement
agencies and law enforcement officers.
(b) The governing board of an educational institution employing a
police officer may expressly forbid the officer from exercising any
powers otherwise granted to the police officer by law.
(c) If an educational institution, governing board of an educational
institution, delegated office or offices of a governing board of an
educational institution, or individual employed by the educational
institution as a police officer acts in accordance with this chapter or
engages in activities related to law enforcement:
(1) the educational institution, the governing board of an
educational institution, and the delegated office or offices of the
governing board of an educational institution have the same
common law and statutory immunities granted to the state; and
(2) an individual employed by the educational institution as a
police officer has the same common law and statutory immunities
granted to a state police officer;
including the protections and immunities in IC 34-13-3.
(d) A record of an educational institution's police department is a
public record subject to IC 5-14-3, if the record meets the requirements
of IC 5-14-3-2.2.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation:
20-12-3.5-2 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Amended by P.L.217-2016, SEC.5.