CHAPTER 4. POWERS TO APPOINT POLICE OFFICERS

IC 21-39-4
    Chapter 4. Powers to Appoint Police Officers

IC 21-39-4-1
Supplemental effect of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter is supplemental to all other statutes relatingto the power of a state educational institution to appoint policeofficers.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.

IC 21-39-4-2
Authority of trustees
    Sec. 2. The board of trustees of a state educational institutionmay:
        (1) appoint police officers for the state educational institutionfor which the board is responsible;
        (2) prescribe duties and direct the conduct of the appointedpolice officers;
        (3) prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police of the stateeducational institution or campus; and
        (4) designate and operate emergency vehicles.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.

IC 21-39-4-3
Appointed police officer oath
    Sec. 3. Police officers appointed under this chapter shall take anappropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by theappointing board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.

IC 21-39-4-4
Police officer serves at pleasure of the appointing board
    Sec. 4. A police officer serves at the pleasure of the appointingboard of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.

IC 21-39-4-5
Powers and duties of police officers
    Sec. 5. (a) Police officers have the following powers, privileges,immunities, and duties:
        (1) General police powers including the power to arrest, withoutprocess, all persons who commit an offense within the view ofthe officer.
        (2) The same common law and statutory powers, privileges, andimmunities as sheriffs and constables, except that the officersare empowered to serve civil process only to the extentauthorized by the employing board of trustees.
        (3) The duty to enforce and to assist the officials of the stateeducational institutions at which the officers are employed inthe enforcement of the rules and regulations of the state

educational institution.
        (4) The duty to assist and cooperate with other law enforcementagencies and officers.
    (b) The board of trustees employing a police officer mayexpressly prohibit a police officer from exercising any of the powersotherwise granted by law.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.

IC 21-39-4-6
Jurisdiction of police officers appointed under this chapter
    Sec. 6. A police officer may exercise the powers granted underthis chapter only upon real property owned or occupied by the stateeducational institution employing the police officer, including thestreets passing through and adjacent to the state educationalinstitution. Additional jurisdiction may be established by agreementwith the chief of police of the municipality or sheriff of the countyor the appropriate law enforcement agency where the property islocated, depending upon the jurisdiction involved.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.

IC 21-39-4-7
Police officer retirement benefits
    Sec. 7. 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 state educational institution and the public, a badgethat indicates that the officer is retired. Upon retirement, the statepolice department shall issue to the police officer an identificationcard 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 police officer described in this section is entitled to a lifetimelicense to carry a handgun under IC 35-47-2-3(e).
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.