(a)  All security guards hired shall have a background in security work or similar training. All security personnel shall be in uniform while on duty and shall not carry firearms. A security officer shall have the same immunities and may exercise in and upon the lands and buildings of the institution by which the officer is employed, and upon streets and highways immediately adjacent to those lands, the same powers and authority of a police officer as the immunities and powers are conferred by the laws of this state upon members of the division of state police, including the power to arrest persons for violation of state criminal statutes or for violation of city or town ordinances of the city or town in which the institution is located.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-66.1-6

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  Security equipment shall include any mechanical/electrical security devices and/or physical improvements to the building that would contribute to the overall security and safety of the elderly housing complex. Funding may be provided for the purchase, installation, and/or maintenance of this security equipment.

History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 1.