2014 Indiana Code TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION ARTICLE 17. POSTSECONDARY PROPRIETARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER 5. POWERS TO APPOINT POLICE OFFICERS; RETIREMENT; TRAFFIC REGULATIONS; ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
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IC 21-17-5
Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement;
Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers
IC 21-17-5-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a college, university, or junior
college that:
(1) is accredited by the North Central Association; and
(2) is not a state educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-5-2
Governing board; powers and duties
Sec. 2. The governing board of an educational institution may do
the following:
(1) Appoint police officers for the educational institution for
which it is responsible.
(2) Prescribe the duties of police officers of the educational
institution and direct their conduct.
(3) Prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police officers of the
educational institution or campus.
(4) Designate and operate emergency vehicles.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-5-3
Oath of office
Sec. 3. Police officers appointed under this chapter shall take an
appropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by the
appointing governing board. The police officers serve at the pleasure
of the appointing governing board.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-5-4
Powers and duties of police officers
Sec. 4. (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 as 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.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-5-5
Jurisdiction
Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a police officer who meets
the minimum basic training and educational requirements adopted by
the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9 as necessary for
employment as a law enforcement officer.
(b) A police officer appointed under this chapter may exercise the
powers granted under this chapter upon any real property owned or
occupied by the educational institution employing the police officer,
including the streets passing through and adjacent to the educational
institution. An institution may extend a police officer's territorial
jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (c).
(c) An institution may extend a police officer's territorial
jurisdiction to the entire state, or to any part of the state, if:
(1) the board of trustees adopts a resolution specifically
describing the territorial jurisdiction of a police officer
appointed under this chapter; and
(2) the board of trustees notifies the:
(A) superintendent of the state police department; and
(B) sheriff of the county in which the institution is primarily
located (or the chief of police of the consolidated city, if the
institution is primarily located in a consolidated city);
of the boundaries of the extended territorial jurisdiction.
The institution shall provide the persons described in subdivision
(2)(A) and (2)(B) with notice of the extended jurisdiction every two
(2) years, by January 31 of the second year.
(d) If a police officer appointed under this section exercises the
officer's police powers outside of the county in which the institution
is primarily located, the officer shall notify the sheriff (or, in the case
of a consolidated city, the chief of police) as soon as practicable.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Amended by P.L.30-2011, SEC.1.
IC 21-17-5-6
Retirement of police officers; benefits
Sec. 6. Whenever a police officer retires after at least twenty (20)
years of service, the police officer may retain the officer's service
weapon. The officer is entitled to receive, in recognition of the
service to the educational institution and the public, a badge that
indicates that the officer is retired. Upon retirement, the state police
department shall issue to the police officer an identification card that:
(1) states the police officer's name and rank at retirement;
(2) states the officer's retired status; and
(3) notes the officer's authority to retain the service weapon.
A retired police officer described in this section is entitled to a
lifetime license to carry a handgun under IC 35-47-2-3(e).
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-5-7
Governing board; regulations; penalties
Sec. 7. (a) This section does not limit or restrict the powers of any
other governmental authority having jurisdiction over public streets,
roads, alleys, or ways.
(b) The governing board of the educational institution may
regulate the traffic of:
(1) motor vehicles;
(2) bicycles;
(3) other vehicles; and
(4) pedestrians;
on all streets, roads, paths, and grounds of real property owned, used,
occupied, or controlled by the educational institution.
(c) Regulations adopted by the governing board applicable to
traffic may include the following provisions:
(1) Provisions governing the:
(A) registration;
(B) speed;
(C) operation;
(D) parking; and
(E) times, places, and manner of use;
of motor vehicles, bicycles, and other vehicles.
(2) Provisions prescribing penalties for the violation of
regulations. Penalties may include the:
(A) imposition of reasonable charges;
(B) removal and impounding (at the expense of the
violator) of vehicles that are operated or parked in
violation of regulations; and
(C) denial of permission to operate vehicles on the
property of the educational institution.
(3) Provisions establishing reasonable charges and fees for the
registration of vehicles and for the use of parking spaces or
facilities owned or occupied by the institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-5-8
Request for additional police assistance
Sec. 8. The governing board of the educational institution may
empower one (1) or more officials of the educational institution to
request the assistance of law enforcement officers of the:
(1) state;
(2) counties;
(3) cities; and
(4) towns;
when necessary. When any law enforcement officer is on the
property of the educational institution by virtue of a request under
this section, the law enforcement officer possesses all powers
conferred by this chapter upon police officers appointed by the
respective governing board, in addition to the powers otherwise
conferred upon the law enforcement officers by the laws of the state.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
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