(a) The President of the University of Montevallo, with the approval of the board of trustees, is hereby authorized to appoint and employ suitable persons to act as police officers to keep off intruders and prevent trespass upon and damage to the property and grounds of the university. Such persons shall be charged with all the duties and invested with all the powers of police officers and may eject trespassers from the university buildings and grounds and may, without a warrant, arrest any person guilty of disorderly conduct or of trespass upon the property of the university, or for any public offense committed in their presence, and carry them before the nearest municipal or district court, before which, upon proper affidavit charging the offense, any person so arrested may be tried and convicted as in cases of persons brought before him on his warrant. Such officers shall have authority to summon a posse comitatus and may, with a warrant, arrest any person found upon or near the premises of the university who are charged with any public offense and take them before the proper officer.
(b) The police officers provided for in this section shall cooperate with and, when requested, may furnish assistance to the regularly constituted authorities of the City of Montevallo and their jurisdiction and authority shall be coextensive with the corporate limits of the municipality.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 54 - University of Montevallo.
Section 16-54-1 - Name; Powers Generally.
Section 16-54-2 - Board of Trustees.
Section 16-54-3 - Purpose; Mission.
Section 16-54-4 - Degrees and Diplomas.
Section 16-54-6 - Faculty and Staff.
Section 16-54-7 - Secretary of Trustees and University.
Section 16-54-8 - Treasurer - Generally; Bond.
Section 16-54-9 - Treasurer - Removal.
Section 16-54-10 - Records of Transactions Required.
Section 16-54-11 - Who May Be Admitted.
Section 16-54-12 - Property Exempt From Taxes; Employees Exempt From Town License Taxes.
Section 16-54-13 - Student Assistants.
Section 16-54-13.1 - Employment, Powers, and Duties of University Police Officers.
Section 16-54-13.2 - Enforcement of Fire Protection and Prevention Laws, etc., by Fire Marshal.
Section 16-54-14 - Grants and Rights Preserved.
Section 16-54-15 - Condemnation of Lands or Interests Therein.