§ 115D-21.1. Campus law enforcement agencies. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 115D‑21.1. Campus law enforcement agencies.

(a)        The board of trustees of any community college may establisha campus law enforcement agency and employ campus police officers. Theseofficers shall meet the requirements of Chapter 17C of the General Statutes,shall take the oath of office prescribed by Article VI, Section 7 of theConstitution, and shall have all the powers of law enforcement officersgenerally. The territorial jurisdiction of a campus police officer shallinclude all property owned or leased to the community college employing theofficer and that portion of any public road or highway passing through theproperty and immediately adjoining it, wherever located.

(b)        The board of trustees of any community college thatestablishes a campus law enforcement agency under subsection (a) of thissection may enter into joint agreements with the governing board of anymunicipality to extend the law enforcement authority of campus police officersinto the municipality's jurisdiction and to determine the circumstances underwhich this extension of authority may be granted.

(c)        The board of trustees of any community college thatestablishes a campus law enforcement agency under subsection (a) of thissection may enter into joint agreements with the governing board of any county,with the consent of the sheriff, to extend the law enforcement authority ofcampus police officers into the county's jurisdiction and to determine thecircumstances under which this extension of authority may be granted. (1999‑68, s. 1.)