82a-2212. Same; law enforcement officers.
(a) The governing board of the horsethief reservoir benefit district is authorized to appoint a law enforcement manager and law enforcement officers to serve under the command of the law enforcement manager.
(b) Those employees of the horsethief reservoir benefit district that are appointed as law enforcement officers must meet the requirements of the Kansas law enforcement training act, K.S.A. 74-5601 through 74-5623, and amendments thereto.
(c) A law enforcement officer appointed under this section shall possess and exercise all general law enforcement powers, rights, privileges, protections and immunities in all counties where any horsethief reservoir benefit district property is located, as provided in K.S.A. 22-2401a, and amendments thereto. A law enforcement officer may book an arrested person at the jail in the jurisdiction of the arrest. Such law enforcement officer shall complete any required reports, arrest affidavits and other documents associated with the arrest. These reports shall be kept on file with the office of the law enforcement manager, unless a memorandum of agreement with a local law enforcement agency specifies otherwise.
(d) While on duty, law enforcement officers appointed under this section shall wear and publicly display a badge of office and a uniform. No such badge shall be required to be worn by any plain clothes investigator or department administrator, but any such officer shall present proper credentials and identification when required in the performance of such officer's duties.
History: L. 2010, ch. 42, § 1; July 1.