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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 20 - Education » Chapter 8 - Campus Policemen

§ 20-8-1. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term: “Campus” means the grounds and buildings owned or occupied by a college or university or the grounds and buildings of a school or training facility operated by or under the authority of the State Board of Education. The term “campus” shall also include any public or private property […]

§ 20-8-2. Law Enforcement Powers

On the campus of an educational facility, a campus policeman employed by such educational facility who is certified in accordance with Code Section 20-8-3 and when authorized by the governing body or authority of such educational facility shall have the same law enforcement powers, including the power of arrest, as a law enforcement officer of […]

§ 20-8-3. Certification Required

As a condition precedent to the exercise of law enforcement powers pursuant to Code Section 20-8-2, a campus policeman must be certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council as having met the qualifications and having completed the basic training requirements for a peace officer under Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title […]

§ 20-8-4. Exemption of Campus Policemen and Security Personnel of University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia

A campus policeman exercising the power of arrest pursuant to Code Section 20-3-72 or 20-4-39 providing campus policemen and other security personnel of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia with arrest powers for offenses committed upon university system property or Technical College System of Georgia property, respectively, shall be […]

§ 20-8-6. Reports of Criminal Gang Activity on or Adjacent to Campus

Each educational facility which employs campus policemen, including institutions of the University System of Georgia, shall report to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and to the local law enforcement agency incidents of criminal gang activity as defined by Code Section 16-15-3 which occur on or adjacent to the campus of such educational facility. History. Code […]

§ 20-8-7. Public Disclosure of Campus Police Records

Law enforcement records created, received, or maintained by campus policemen that relate to the investigation of criminal conduct and crimes as defined under Georgia law and which are not subject to protection from disclosure by any other Georgia law shall be made available within a reasonable time after request for public inspection and copying. History. […]