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 the local government with police jurisdiction over such campus.
History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1160, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1323, § 1.
Cross references.
Campus police of the university system, § 20-3-72 .