COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1064
(Reference to Senate engrossed bill)
Page 1, line 9, after "officer" strike remainder of line
Strike lines 10 and 11, insert "is an employee of the court."
After line 15, insert:
"12-299.11. Court security officers; powers and duties
A certified court security officer has the authority of a peace officer in the performance of the officer's duties as follows:
1. To make arrests and detain individuals, as reasonably necessary, to maintain the safety and well‑being of individuals in a court and judicial branch facility and grounds.
2. To seize any unlawful weapons or materials that are brought into a court and judicial branch facility or onto a court and judicial branch grounds.
3. To respond to threats and emergencies within a court and judicial branch facility and grounds or within another location when accompanying a judicial officer in an official capacity or within the immediate vicinity of the court and judicial branch facility and grounds or other location.
4. To Exchange information with a law enforcement agency, including criminal history information, regarding threats to a court, a court's facilities and grounds or a court's employees."
Amend title to conform
And, as so amended, it do pass
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JOHN M. ALLENCHAIRMAN |