New Powers Granted to Appointed Private College Campus Security Officers
New York Governor David A. Paterson recently signed a bill into law expanding the powers granted to appointed private college campus security officers by amending education law § 6435. Appointed private college campus security officers now have the additional authority to: issue appearance tickets pursuant to criminal procedure law §150(3); issue uniform appearance tickets pursuant to article twenty-seven of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law; issue simplified traffic information pursuant to criminal procedure law §100.25 and vehicle and traffic law § 207; issue a uniform navigation summons and/or complaint pursuant to navigation law §19; and issue uniform appearance tickets pursuant to article seventy-one environmental conservation law. [Education law § 6435(1)(e)(f) and (g)] Appointed private college campus security officers can now also seize alcoholic beverages if they observe a person under twenty-one years old openly in possession of an alcoholic beverage with intent to consume it. [Education law § 6435(1)(i)]. The bill was drafted and passed to put appointed private college campus security officers on par with state university guards. Senator LaValle and Assemblyman Lentol sponsored the bill. The senate bill number is S.6949 and the assembly bill number is A. 9271. The new law takes effect immediately.
