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Citations Affected: IC 21-17; IC 21-39.

Synopsis: Jurisdiction of university and college police. Provides that a state educational institution may expand the jurisdiction of a police officer employed by the state educational institution to any part of Indiana if: (1) the educational institution must adopt a resolution specifically describing the territorial jurisdiction of a police officer employed by an educational institution; and (2) the board of trustees sends notice to the superintendent of state police and the sheriff (or in the case of a consolidated city, the chief of police) of the county in which the institution is primarily located. Requires a police officer employed by a state educational institution to meet the certain training requirements in order to exercise the officer's police powers. Requires a police officer employed by a state educational institution that exercises the officer's police powers outside of the county in which the institution is primarily located to notify the sheriff (or in a consolidated city, the chief of police) as soon as practicable.

Effective: July 1, 2011.

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    January 18, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety.
    February 10, 2011, amended, reported _ Do Pass.

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.

SOURCE: IC 21-17-5-5; (11)HB1406.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 21-17-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 258, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: 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) Except as provided in subsection (b), A police officer appointed under this chapter may exercise the powers granted under this chapter only 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.
    (b) Additional jurisdiction may be established by agreement with the chief of police of the municipality or sheriff of the county or the appropriate law enforcement agency where the educational institution's property is located, depending upon the jurisdiction involved.

SOURCE: IC 21-39-4-6; (11)HB1406.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 21-39-4-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 280, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 6. (a) A police officer may exercise the powers granted under this chapter only as follows:
         (1) A police officer may exercise the officer's powers upon real property owned or occupied by the state educational institution employing the police officer, including the streets passing through and adjacent to the state educational institution. Additional jurisdiction may be established by agreement with the chief of police of the municipality or sheriff of the county or the appropriate law enforcement agency where the property is located, depending upon the jurisdiction involved.
         (2) This subdivision 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. An institution may extend a police officer's territorial jurisdiction to the entire state, or to any part of the state, if:
            (A) the board of trustees adopts a resolution specifically describing the territorial jurisdiction of a police officer appointed under this chapter; and
            (B) the board of trustees notifies the:

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                (i) superintendent of the state police department; and
                (ii) 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 clause (B)(i) and (B)(ii) with notice of the extended jurisdiction every two (2) years, by January 31 of the second year.
    (b) 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.