Chapter 400

2011 -- H 5803

Enacted 07/13/11

A N A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST

Introduced By: Representatives Carnevale, Hull, DaSilva, Blazejewski, and Medina

Date Introduced: March 03, 2011

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 12-7-21 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-7 entitled "Arrest" is

hereby amended to read as follows:

12-7-21. "Peace officer" defined. -- "Peace officer", as used within this chapter, means

the following individuals or members of:

      (1) Rhode Island state police;

      (2) Any member of a municipal or local police department;

      (3) Rhode Island airport corporation police;

      (4) Rhode Island park police;

      (5) Rhode Island capitol police;

      (6) Rhode Island conservation officers;

      (7) Rhode Island department of environmental management officers;

      (8) Rhode Island fire marshals;

      (9) Brown University police officers;

      (10) University of Rhode Island campus police officers;

      (11) Rhode Island College campus security;

      (12) Campus security at the Community College of Rhode Island;

      (13) Rhode Island sheriff's department;

      (14) The investigators of the department of attorney general appointed pursuant to

section 42-9-8.1;

      (15) Any federal law enforcement officer;

      (16) Correctional investigators and correctional officers of the Rhode Island department

of corrections;

      (17) The witness protection coordinator of the department of attorney general;

      (18) The warden, associate wardens, majors, captains, lieutenants, sergeants, correctional

officers and investigators employed by a project operated by a municipal detention facility

corporation, including, but not limited to, the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility; provided, such

parties listed in this subsection (18) herein shall be deemed to be peace officers while in

performance of their duties for the municipal detention facility only, and shall not be deemed to

be peace officers at any time when they are not in performance of said duties;

      (19) Retired non-permanent sworn members of any municipal police department shall be

deemed to be peace officers only while in the performance of their duties for any municipal

police department, and shall be permitted to carry their firearm while in the performance of their

duties for the municipal police department, and shall be subject to in-service training

requirements of title 42, chapter 28;

      (20) Workers' Compensation investigators of the department of public safety appointed

pursuant to section 42-7.3-3.1; and

      (21) Auto theft investigators appointed pursuant to section 31-50-1. ; and

(23) Rhode Island School of Design police officers.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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