The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may appoint one or more persons nominated by the administrative authority of any state buildings or lands including, but not limited to, state owned and managed housing facilities, to act as special policemen in such buildings and upon such lands. Each such special policeman shall be sworn and may arrest and present before a competent authority any person for any offense committed within his precinct.

(1949 Rev., S. 3660; 1969, P.A. 468; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: 1969 act specifically included state-owned and managed housing facilities as eligible to be served by special policemen; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.

See Sec. 4b-13(a) re enforcement of regulations concerning state-owned parking areas by special policemen.

See Sec. 29-8a re indemnification of state policemen and State Capitol police in civil rights actions.

See Sec. 53-39a re indemnification of state police and State Capitol police in cases where criminal charge is dismissed.

University police have all the powers of state policemen and are entitled to all the protections afforded such policemen. 166 C. 81.

Determination of whether special policeman under this section is considered a “policeman” for purposes of Sec. 31-275(1)(A) depends on facts in case. 60 CA 707.