Bill Text: IN HB1406 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Jurisdiction of university and college police.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011 [HB1406 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1406-Engrossed.html
Citations Affected: IC 21-17; IC 21-39.
Synopsis: Jurisdiction of university and college police. Provides that
a police officer employed by a college or university may exercise th
officer's police power in any part of Indiana if: (1) the college or
university adopts a resolution specifically describing the territorial
jurisdiction of a police officer employed by the college or university;
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 college or university to meet
the certain training requirements in order to exercise the officer's police
powers. Requires a police officer employed by a college or university
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.
Lawson L
(SENATE SPONSORS _ HEAD, ARNOLD, LANANE)
January 18, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
Safety.
February 10, 2011, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
February 14, 2011, read second time, ordered engrossed.
February 15, 2011, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 92, nays 3.
February 17, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
March 28, 2011, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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(b)
(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.
(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.
(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:
(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.
