SB410 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ben H. Brooks

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

University of South Alabama, president authorized to employ police officers, duties

Summary

The bill authorizes the University of South Alabama President to appoint campus police who can enforce laws on university property and cooperate with Mobile and Fairhope police.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the President could appoint police officers to keep order and protect university property. The campus officers would have powers to eject trespassers, arrest without a warrant for disorderly conduct or trespass, and arrest with a warrant for public offenses on or near university property, with custody to bring charged individuals before the proper court. They would also be able to summon a posse and must cooperate with Mobile and Fairhope police; the campus officers’ jurisdiction would align with those cities' police jurisdictions. The act would take effect the first day of the third month after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Students, faculty, staff, and visitors on University of South Alabama property, who could be subject to campus police enforcement and arrests.
• City police in Mobile and Fairhope, whose jurisdictions would extend to university property and with whom campus police would cooperate.

Key Provisions

• The President may appoint and employ suitable persons to serve as police officers to maintain peace, protect university property, and enforce laws on university property.
• Campus police may eject trespassers, arrest without a warrant for disorderly conduct or trespass, and transport arrested individuals to the appropriate court.
• Campus police may summon a posse comitatus and arrest with a warrant any person on or near campus charged with a public offense, taking them before the proper officer.
• Campus police must cooperate with and assist the regularly constituted authorities of Mobile and Fairhope, with jurisdiction coextensive with those municipalities' police jurisdictions.

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Subjects

University of South Alabama