SB 2143 Summary

• Expands county law enforcement officer jurisdiction to include actions under joint powers agreements with other jurisdictions, removing the standard 1.5-mile extraterritorial limit for officers operating under such agreements.

• Grants state board of higher education institution police officers jurisdiction on all owned or leased property plus one-quarter mile (.40 kilometers) beyond the boundary, with ability to extend during "hot pursuit" if obtaining other peace officers would cause delay permitting escape.

• Allows violations of law occurring on state board of higher education property or within extraterritorial jurisdiction to be filed in district court unless the primary law enforcement officer involved is not employed by the state board.

• Clarifies city police officer jurisdiction to extend one and one-half miles (2.41 kilometers) in all directions outside city limits, with "hot pursuit" exceptions and joint powers agreement exemptions from standard jurisdiction limits.

• Changes administrative language regarding police authority, replacing "shall have the authority to" with "may" regarding oath administration, and updates pursuit-related terminology from "obedience to a warrant" to "in compliance with a warrant."