N.Y. Education Law § 5708: Powers to police grounds and regulate traffic thereon

§ 5708. Powers to police grounds and regulate traffic thereon. 1. For

the purpose of providing for the safety of its students, faculty,

employees and visitors, Cornell university is hereby authorized and

empowered through its board of trustees: a. To adopt, make applicable

and enforce, upon the streets, roads and highways owned, controlled or

maintained by said university within the grounds of said university and

constituting a part of the educational and research plant or plants

owned or under the supervision, administration, and control of said

university, such provisions of the vehicle and traffic law, and such

rules of the state department of transportation as control or regulate

vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and parking.

b. To adopt and enforce such additional rules and regulations for the

control of the use of the streets and roads described in the foregoing

subdivision as local authorities are empowered to adopt and enforce

pursuant to said vehicle and traffic law.

c. To adopt and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with

law, controlling parking of vehicles and pedestrian traffic over, along

and upon the lands and premises of said university or the streets and

highways therein, and to control or prohibit thereon or therein vending,

hawking, loitering and trespassing.

d. To erect, operate and maintain at the entrance or entrances to any

such grounds and at other appropriate points thereon or therein control

lights, signs and signals.

2. A violation of any section of the vehicle and traffic law or of any

rule of the state department of transportation made applicable as

provided in paragraph a of subdivision one hereof, shall be a

misdemeanor or traffic infraction as designated in such law or rules as

the case may be, and punishable as therein provided, and any violation

of a rule or regulation adopted under paragraph b of subdivision one

hereof shall be a traffic infraction and punishable as provided in the

state vehicle and traffic law.

3. A violation of any rules or regulations of the university adopted

pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision one of this section, shall

constitute a misdemeanor punishable by fine not exceeding fifty dollars

or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.

4. Notice of any such laws or rules and regulations made applicable or

adopted as hereinbefore provided shall be given either personally or by

reasonable notice conspicuously posted on the said lands and premises,

or by traffic sign, signal or device, and by filing a copy of all such

laws, rules and regulations, and amendments thereof from time to time,

in the office of the clerk of the city, town, or village where they are

to be enforced. Such laws, rules and regulations shall be enforced, and

violations thereof shall be punishable in any court having jurisdiction

in the territory in which such violations shall occur.