IC 21-17-5
    Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; TrafficRegulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers

IC 21-17-5-1
Applicability of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a college, university, or juniorcollege that:
        (1) is accredited by the North Central Association; and
        (2) is not a state educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.

IC 21-17-5-2
Governing board; powers and duties
    Sec. 2. The governing board of an educational institution may dothe following:
        (1) Appoint police officers for the educational institution forwhich it is responsible.
        (2) Prescribe the duties of police officers of the educationalinstitution and direct their conduct.
        (3) Prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police officers of theeducational institution or campus.
        (4) Designate and operate emergency vehicles.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.

IC 21-17-5-3
Oath of office
    Sec. 3. Police officers appointed under this chapter shall take anappropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by theappointing governing board. The police officers serve at the pleasureof the appointing governing board.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.

IC 21-17-5-4
Powers and duties of police officers
    Sec. 4. (a) Police officers appointed under this chapter have thefollowing powers:
        (1) General police powers, including the power to arrest,without process, all persons who commit any offense within theview of the officer.
        (2) The same common law and statutory powers, privileges, andimmunities as sheriffs and constables. However, the policeofficers are empowered to serve civil process only to the extentauthorized by the employing governing board.
        (3) The duty to enforce and to assist the officials of theeducational institutions in the enforcement of the rules andregulations of the educational institution.
        (4) The duty to assist and cooperate with other law enforcementagencies and law enforcement officers.
    (b) The governing board of an educational institution employing

a police officer may expressly forbid the officer from exercising anypowers otherwise granted to the police officer by law.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.

IC 21-17-5-5
Jurisdiction
    Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a police officerappointed under this chapter may exercise the powers granted underthis chapter only upon any real property owned or occupied by theeducational institution employing the police officer, including thestreets passing through and adjacent to the educational institution.
    (b) Additional jurisdiction may be established by agreement withthe chief of police of the municipality or sheriff of the county or theappropriate law enforcement agency where the educationalinstitution's property is located, depending upon the jurisdictioninvolved.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.

IC 21-17-5-6
Retirement of police officers; benefits
    Sec. 6. Whenever a police officer retires after at least twenty (20)years of service, the police officer may retain the officer's serviceweapon. The officer is entitled to receive, in recognition of theservice to the educational institution and the public, a badge thatindicates that the officer is retired. Upon retirement, the state policedepartment shall issue to the police officer an identification card that:
        (1) states the police officer's name and rank at retirement;
        (2) states the officer's retired status; and
        (3) notes the officer's authority to retain the service weapon.
A retired police officer described in this section is entitled to alifetime license to carry a handgun under IC 35-47-2-3(e).
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.

IC 21-17-5-7
Governing board; regulations; penalties
    Sec. 7. (a) This section does not limit or restrict the powers of anyother governmental authority having jurisdiction over public streets,roads, alleys, or ways.
    (b) The governing board of the educational institution mayregulate the traffic of:
        (1) motor vehicles;
        (2) bicycles;
        (3) other vehicles; and
        (4) pedestrians;
on all streets, roads, paths, and grounds of real property owned, used,occupied, or controlled by the educational institution.
    (c) Regulations adopted by the governing board applicable totraffic may include the following provisions:
        (1) Provisions governing the:
            (A) registration;            (B) speed;
            (C) operation;
            (D) parking; and
            (E) times, places, and manner of use;
        of motor vehicles, bicycles, and other vehicles.
        (2) Provisions prescribing penalties for the violation ofregulations. Penalties may include the:
                (A) imposition of reasonable charges;
                (B) removal and impounding (at the expense of theviolator) of vehicles that are operated or parked inviolation of regulations; and
                (C) denial of permission to operate vehicles on theproperty of the educational institution.
        (3) Provisions establishing reasonable charges and fees for theregistration of vehicles and for the use of parking spaces orfacilities owned or occupied by the institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.

IC 21-17-5-8
Request for additional police assistance
    Sec. 8. The governing board of the educational institution mayempower one (1) or more officials of the educational institution torequest the assistance of law enforcement officers of the:
        (1) state;
        (2) counties;
        (3) cities; and
        (4) towns;
when necessary. When any law enforcement officer is on theproperty of the educational institution by virtue of a request underthis section, the law enforcement officer possesses all powersconferred by this chapter upon police officers appointed by therespective governing board, in addition to the powers otherwiseconferred upon the law enforcement officers by the laws of the state.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.