As Reported by the House Transportation and Public Safety Committee 1 122nd General Assembly 4 Regular Session H. B. No. 599 5 1997-1998 6 REPRESENTATIVES BATEMAN-MEAD-GARCIA-BUCHY-LOGAN-GRENDELL-METELSKY- 8 BRADING-OPFER-VESPER-COLONNA-O'BRIEN-VAN VYVEN-WINKLER- 9 CAREY-PATTON 10 12 A B I L L To enact section 5503.11 of the Revised Code to 14 authorize the Superintendent of the State Highway 15 Patrol to establish a State Highway Patrol 16 Auxiliary. 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 19 Section 1. That section 5503.11 of the Revised Code be 22 enacted to read as follows: Sec. 5503.11. (A) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE HIGHWAY 24 PATROL, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, MAY 26 ESTABLISH AN AUXILIARY UNIT WITHIN THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, AND 27 PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE AUXILIARY OFFICERS. THE 28 SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE THE HEAD OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT, AND SHALL 29 HAVE THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ALL APPOINTMENTS TO AND DISMISSALS FROM THE AUXILIARY UNIT. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL 30 PRESCRIBE RULES FOR THE ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CONTROL 31 OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT, AND THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, 32 TRAINING, AND CONDUCT OF THE AUXILIARY OFFICERS. THE 33 SUPERINTENDENT ALSO SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EXPEND ANY FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO PAY ANY EXPENSES THE 34 STATE HIGHWAY PATROL INCURS IN ADMINISTERING THE AUXILIARY UNIT. 35 MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANY PORTION 37 OF THEIR EXPENSES, AS DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. NO MEMBER OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT SHALL HAVE ANY POWER TO 39 ARREST ANY PERSON OR TO ENFORCE ANY LAW OF THIS STATE. 40 2 (B) EACH MEMBER OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT, IN THE PERFORMANCE 42 OF THE MEMBER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES AS DETERMINED BY THE 43 SUPERINTENDENT, POSSESSES PERSONAL IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY 44 FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR LOSS TO PERSON OR PROPERTY AS 45 SPECIFIED IN SECTION 9.86 OF THE REVISED CODE, AND IS ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION AS AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF 46 THIS STATE TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 47 SECTIONS 109.361 TO 109.366 OF THE REVISED CODE. 48