53-1-109 - Security for capitol complex -- Traffic and parking rules enforcement for division -- Security personnel as law enforcement officers.
53-1-109. Security for capitol complex -- Traffic and parking rules enforcement fordivision -- Security personnel as law enforcement officers.
(1) As used in this section, "capitol hill facilities" and "capitol hill grounds" have thesame meaning as provided in Section 63C-9-102.
(2) (a) The commissioner, under the direction of the State Capitol Preservation Board,shall:
(i) provide for the security of capitol hill facilities and capitol hill grounds; and
(ii) enforce traffic provisions under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, and parking rules,as adopted by the State Capitol Preservation Board, for capitol hill facilities and capitol hillgrounds.
(b) The commissioner, in cooperation with the director of the Division of FacilitiesConstruction and Management shall provide for the security of all grounds and buildings underthe jurisdiction of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management.
(3) Security personnel required in Subsection (2) shall be law enforcement officers asdefined in Section 53-13-103.
(4) Security personnel who were actively employed and had five or more years of activeservice with Protective Services within the Utah Highway Patrol Division as special functionofficers, as defined in Section 53-13-105, on June 29, 1996, shall become law enforcementofficers:
(a) without a requirement of any additional training or examinations, if they havecompleted the entire law enforcement officer training of the Peace Officers Standards andTraining Division; or
(b) upon completing only the academic portion of the law enforcement officer training ofthe Peace Officers Standards and Training Division.
(5) An officer in a supervisory position with Protective Services within the UtahHighway Patrol Division shall be allowed to transfer the job title that the officer held on April28, 1996, into a comparable supervisory position of employment as a peace officer for as long asthe officer remains with Protective Services within the Utah Highway Patrol Division.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session