N.Y. Education Law § 5709: Special deputy sheriffs; powers and duties

§ 5709. Special deputy sheriffs; powers and duties. 1. For the

protection of the grounds, buildings and property of Cornell university

and of the state institutions and property, or other lands and property

under the supervision, administration and control of said university,

and for the prevention of crime and the enforcement of law and order,

and for the enforcement of such rules and regulations as the board of

trustees of Cornell university shall from time to time make, as

authorized in section fifty seven hundred eight of this chapter or

otherwise, the sheriff of a county within which any part of the grounds

of Cornell university or the grounds of any state institution

constituting a part of the educational and research plants, owned or

under the supervision, administration or control of said university, are

located, shall appoint and remove at the request of Cornell university

such number of special deputy sheriffs as shall be recommended by the

president of Cornell university, such appointments to be made from

persons nominated by the president of Cornell university, and such

special deputy sheriffs shall act only within the county of the sheriff

making the appointment. Such special deputy sheriffs so appointed shall

be employees of the university and subject to its supervision and

control and shall have the powers of peace officers as set forth in

section 2.20 of the criminal procedure law within the said grounds or

premises owned or administered by Cornell university including any

public highway which crosses or adjoins such property. Nothing herein

contained shall be construed to prohibit any special deputy sheriff

appointed as herein provided from holding an appointment in more than

one county at one and the same time.

2. Every special deputy sheriff so appointed shall, before entering

upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the oath of office

prescribed by article thirteen of the constitution of the state of New

York, which oath shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the

county in which the grounds, lands and premises in which he is to be

employed is situate. Every special deputy sheriff appointed under this

section when on regular duty shall wear conspicuously a metallic shield

with a designating number and the words "Special Deputy Sheriff Cornell

University" thereon. The compensation, if any, of such special deputy

sheriff shall be paid by Cornell university or by the state of New York

if so provided by law.