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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Jacquard, Carnevale, Hull, Chippendale, and Costa | |
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Date Introduced: January 26, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 16-52-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-52 entitled |
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"Maintenance of Order on Campus" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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16-52-2. Appointment of campus police. -- (a) The board of governors for higher |
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education may appoint one or more persons who may act as police officers upon the property and |
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highways of state colleges and universities subject to the control of the board. The campus police |
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officers shall protect the property of each college or university, suppress nuisances and |
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disturbances and breaches of the peace, and enforce laws and regulations for the preservation of |
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good order. They shall have the same powers and authority as that conferred upon municipal |
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police officers, including the power to arrest persons for violations of state criminal statutes or for |
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violations of city or town ordinances of the city or town in which the institution is located. They |
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shall |
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provided they have successfully completed the Rhode Island municipal police training academy |
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or its equivalent and a firearms training program as required under section 11-47-15.1. |
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Additionally, any campus police officer observing the violation of any rule or regulation of the |
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board adopted pursuant to this chapter, including but not limited to parking and traffic |
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regulations, may issue a summons in the manner and form set forth in section 31-27-12 or section |
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31-41.1-1 returnable to the district court, the police court of the city or town where the violation |
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occurs, or the traffic tribunal as provided by law. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fines and penalties recovered for |
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violation of rules and regulations made under authority of this section shall be accounted for by |
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the appropriate authority, which shall forward all fines or penalties for |
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violations to the general treasurer for use by the college or university on whose campus the |
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citation or violation was issued in accordance with section 16-32-27. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would require campus police officers who have successfully completed the |
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Rhode Island municipal police training academy or its equivalent, and a firearms training |
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program as required under section 11-47-15.1, to carry a firearm. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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