SUBJECT: UNIVERSITY
POLICE
APPLICABILITY: TOTAL UNIVERSITY
Section I. University Police Authority
The University of North Texas Board of Regents has established
a campus law enforcement agency with commissioned peace officers who,
as specified in Section 105.152, of the Education Code, are empowered
with the same jurisdiction, powers, privileges, and immunities as specified
in section 51.203, Education Code.
Section II. Chief Law Enforcement Officer
A. The President of the University, shall employ and commission
a chief law enforcement officer, subject to confirmation by the Board
of Regents, to direct the activities of the campus law enforcement agency.
The chief law enforcement officer shall be a certified police officer
meeting the requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers
Standards and Education (Section 51.203(e), Education Code), or obtain
such certification during the period specified by the Commission.
B. To assure the timely employment, training, and commissioning of peace
officers, the Board of Regents delegates the authority to employ and commission
peace officers to the chief law enforcement officer of the campus law
enforcement agency. The chief law enforcement officer shall employ and
commission peace officers in accordance with Section 51.203, Education
Code. All officers so employed and commissioned shall meet, at a minimum,
the requirements prescribed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Officers Standards and Education.
C. The chief law enforcement officer shall provide, through agency policies
and directives, for the continuing education and training of the university’s
campus peace officers to maintain each peace officers certification.
Section III. Scope of University Police Authority
All peace officers commissioned by the university are empowered
by law to enforce the general and criminal laws of this State, as well
as, rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Regents that affect
the safety and welfare of the university community. Those rules specifically
include, but are not limited to, UNT policy in such areas as:
Protection of Building and Grounds (9.2)
Workplace Violence (1.7.7)
Solicitation (10.13)
Use of Alcoholic Beverages (10.14)
Vehicle Operation & Parking (9.5)
Protection of Building and Grounds (9.2)
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