South Carolina Code 59-116-20. Authority to establish campus safety department and employ security officers; officers to be commissioned constables; jurisdiction
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The board of trustees of each college or university may establish a safety and security department and appoint and employ campus police officers to carry out the functions of the department. While on duty, campus police officers shall wear distinctive uniforms prescribed by the board of trustees or its designees.
The officers must be commissioned as constables pursuant to § 23-1-60 and take the oath of office prescribed by law and the state Constitution for those officers. The jurisdiction of such a constable is limited to the campus grounds and streets and roads through and contiguous to them.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-116-20
- Campus: means the grounds and buildings owned and occupied by a college or university for education purposes and streets and roads through and contiguous to the grounds. See South Carolina Code 59-116-10
- College or university: means a state chartered two or four-year private educational institution of higher learning located in this State. See South Carolina Code 59-116-10
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.