Peace officers standards and training board evaluation and recommendation - legislative authorization of peace officer status required. Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, a person or group of persons employed as security officers or guards by any institution, agency, or department of state government, including any institution of higher education, shall not be designated as peace officers, after June 3, 2004, without completing the peace officer standards and training board processes described in sections 16-2.5- 201 and 16-2.5-202, C.R.S., and obtaining the legislative authorization described in section 16- 2.5-101, C.R.S. Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 88, § 10, effective March 18. ARTICLE 7.5 Colorado Higher Education Police Officers 24-7.5-101. State institutions of higher education authorized to employ police officers
The state institutions of higher education are authorized to employ police officers to
provide law enforcement and property protection for the institution employing the officers and to
perform other police, emergency planning, community safety, and administrative functions as
may be deemed necessary.
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