(a) Any police officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 16-47-10 or state colleges and universities or Institute for Deaf and Blind – Employment; powers and duties; nonlethal weaponry” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”16″>16-22-1, is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state; provided, that the primary duty of any such police or peace officer shall be the enforcement of the law on property owned or leased by the institution of higher education employing said peace officers; provided further, that he shall not otherwise act as a peace officer in enforcing the law except:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-22-2

  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) When in pursuit of any offender or suspected offender who is charged with the commission of a crime while on the premises of said institution; or
(2) To make arrests otherwise lawfully for crimes committed, or for which there is probable cause to believe have been committed, within his presence or within the boundaries of said property owned or leased.
(b) The provisions of this section granting authority to police officers at institutions of higher learning in the State of Alabama are not intended to limit or abridge any powers heretofore granted to said officers by law, and the provisions of this section are, therefore, to be considered cumulative.
(c) Nothing in this section shall grant authority to any persons appointed under the provisions of this section to enter a classroom for the purpose of enforcing traffic or parking citations.
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