As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation 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-HAINES-STAPLETON-SULZER-MAIER-TIBERI-REID- 10 WOMER BENJAMIN-HARRIS-ALLEN-MALLORY-WILSON-BOGGS-THOMAS- 11 WESTON-AMSTUTZ-BRITTON-KREBS-SALERNO-SENATOR OELSLAGER 12 14 A B I L L To enact section 5503.11 of the Revised Code to 16 authorize the Superintendent of the State Highway 17 Patrol to establish a State Highway Patrol 18 Auxiliary. 19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21 Section 1. That section 5503.11 of the Revised Code be 24 enacted to read as follows: Sec. 5503.11. (A) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE HIGHWAY 26 PATROL, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, MAY 28 ESTABLISH AN AUXILIARY UNIT WITHIN THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, AND 29 PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE AUXILIARY OFFICERS. THE 30 SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE THE HEAD OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT, AND SHALL 31 HAVE THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ALL APPOINTMENTS TO AND DISMISSALS FROM THE AUXILIARY UNIT. THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL 32 PRESCRIBE RULES FOR THE ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CONTROL 33 OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT, AND THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, 34 TRAINING, AND CONDUCT OF THE AUXILIARY OFFICERS. THE 35 SUPERINTENDENT ALSO SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EXPEND ANY FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO PAY ANY EXPENSES THE 36 STATE HIGHWAY PATROL INCURS IN ADMINISTERING THE AUXILIARY UNIT. 37 MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANY PORTION 39 OF THEIR EXPENSES, AS DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. 2 NO MEMBER OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT SHALL HAVE ANY POWER TO 41 ARREST ANY PERSON OR TO ENFORCE ANY LAW OF THIS STATE. 42 (B) EACH MEMBER OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT, IN THE PERFORMANCE 44 OF THE MEMBER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES AS DETERMINED BY THE 45 SUPERINTENDENT, POSSESSES PERSONAL IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY 46 FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR LOSS TO PERSON OR PROPERTY AS 47 SPECIFIED IN SECTION 9.86 OF THE REVISED CODE, AND IS ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION AND REPRESENTATION AS AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF 48 THIS STATE TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 49 SECTIONS 109.361 TO 109.366 OF THE REVISED CODE. 50