CHAPTER 11. PROTECTION AND REGULATION OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROPERTY
IC 16-19-11
Chapter 11. Protection and Regulation of State Department of
Health Property
IC 16-19-11-1
Security force; appointment, duties, conduct, and vehicles
Sec. 1. (a) The state health commissioner and the superintendents
of the special institutions operated by the state department may
appoint security officers for the properties owned or operated by the
state department and the special institutions.
(b) The state health commissioner and the superintendents of the
special institutions, with the concurrence of the state health
commissioner, shall:
(1) prescribe the duties of;
(2) direct the conduct of;
(3) prescribe distinctive uniforms for; and
(4) designate emergency vehicles for use by;
the security force.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
IC 16-19-11-2
Powers of security officers
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), security officers
appointed under this chapter have general police powers, including
the power to arrest, without process, all persons who within the view
of the security officers commit any offense. The security officers
have the same common law and statutory powers, privileges, and
immunities as sheriffs and constables.
(b) Security officers appointed under this chapter may serve civil
process only to the extent authorized by the appointing authority. In
addition, security officers are denied those powers expressly
forbidden to security officers by the appointing authority.
(c) In addition to any other powers or duties, the security officers
have the duty to enforce, and to assist the officials of the state
department or special institution in the enforcement of, the rules of
the state department or special institution, and to assist and cooperate
with other law enforcement agencies and officers.
(d) The security officers may exercise the powers granted under
this section only upon any real property owned or occupied by the
state department or special institutions, including the streets passing
through and adjacent to those properties. Additional jurisdiction may
be established by agreement with the chief of police of the
municipality, sheriff of the county, or the appropriate law
enforcement agency where the property is located depending upon
the jurisdiction involved.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
IC 16-19-11-3
Traffic and parking regulations
Sec. 3. (a) The state health commissioner may regulate the traffic
and parking of motor vehicles, bicycles, or other vehicles, as well as
the traffic of pedestrians, on, over, and across the streets, roads,
paths, and grounds of real property owned, used, occupied, or
controlled by the state department or special institution. The rules
applicable to traffic and parking may include the following
provisions:
(1) Provisions governing the registration, speed, operation,
parking, and times, places, and manner of use of motor vehicles,
bicycles, and other vehicles.
(2) Provisions prescribing penalties for the violation of rules,
including the following:
(A) The imposition of reasonable charges, the removing and
impounding (at the expense of the violator) of vehicles that
are operated or parked in violation of the rules.
(B) The denial of permission to operate vehicles on the
property of the state department or special institution.
(3) Provisions establishing reasonable charges and fees for the
registration of vehicles and for the use of parking spaces or
facilities owned or occupied by the state department or special
institution.
(b) This section does not limit or restrict the powers of any other
governmental authority having jurisdiction over public streets, roads,
alleys, or ways.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.
IC 16-19-11-4
Assistance of law enforcement officers; powers of assisting officers
Sec. 4. The state health commissioner may empower one (1) or
more officials of the board of any of the special institutions to
request the assistance of law enforcement officers of the state,
counties, cities, or towns, when it appears necessary to do so. When
a law enforcement officer is on the property of the state department
or special institution by virtue of a request, the law enforcement
officer has all powers conferred by this chapter upon the security
officers appointed under this chapter in addition to the powers
otherwise conferred upon law enforcement officers.
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.2.