California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §4311: (a) The chief of police services at the hospital shall be responsible for preserving the peace in the hospital buildings and grounds and may arrest or cause the arrest and appearance before the neares

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This statute establishes the hospital chief of police's authority to maintain order and arrest offenders on hospital grounds, and requires the chief to be a trained law enforcement officer with management experience.

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(a) The chief of police services at the hospital shall be responsible for preserving the peace in the hospital buildings and grounds and may arrest or cause the arrest and appearance before the nearest magistrate for examination, of all persons who attempt to commit or have committed a public offense thereon. (b) The chief of police services shall be an experienced law enforcement officer who has completed the management training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, with management experience directing uniformed peace officers and investigation officers.

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