Rhode Island § 12-2.1-2 § 12-2.1-2. Powers of special police officers.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-2.1-2 — § 12-2.1-2. Powers of special police officers.

Rhode Island § 12-2.1-2

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-2.1Special Police for Private Institutions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-2.1-2 (2026).

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§ 12-2.1-2. Powers of special police officers.
Upon issuance of a license under § 12-2.1-1, the person so designated as a special police officer shall have the same immunities
            and may exercise, in and upon the lands and buildings of the institution by which
            he or she is employed, and upon streets and highways immediately adjacent to those
            lands, the same powers and authority of a police officer as are conferred by the laws
            of this state upon members of the division of state police, including the power to
            arrest persons for violation of state criminal statutes or for violation of city or
            town ordinances of the city or town in which the institution is

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§ 12-2.1-2. Powers of special police officers.

Upon issuance of a license under § 12-2.1-1, the person so designated as a special police officer shall have the same immunities and may exercise, in and upon the lands and buildings of the institution by which he or she is employed, and upon streets and highways immediately adjacent to those lands, the same powers and authority of a police officer as are conferred by the laws of this state upon members of the division of state police, including the power to arrest persons for violation of state criminal statutes or for violation of city or town ordinances of the city or town in which the institution is located.