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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS

     Introduced By: Senators Shibley, Kettle, Cote, and Maher

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

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 not carry firearms unless expressly authorized by the board of governors and to carry

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firearms provided they have successfully completed the Rhode Island municipal police training

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academy 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 nonmoving traffic

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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

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS

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     This act would provide that campus police who have completed the requisite training

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programs may carry firearms.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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