Section 63. The colonel may, upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by him, at the request of an officer of a college, university, other educational institution or hospital licensed pursuant to section fifty-one of chapter one hundred and eleven, appoint employees of such college, university, other educational institution or hospital as special state police officers. Such special state police officers shall serve for three years, subject to removal by the colonel, and they shall have the same power to make arrests as regular police officers for any criminal offense committed in or upon lands or structures owned, used or occupied by such college, university, or other institution or hospital.
Each application for appointment as a special state police officer or a renewal thereof shall be accompanied by a fee, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
The colonel may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to ensure proper standards of skill; provided, however, that such officers shall remain subject to certification requirements of the Massachusetts peace officer standards and training commission established in chapter 6E. Said rules and regulations shall conform to the provisions of chapter thirty A.
Notes of Decisions
Commonwealth v. Hernandez, 924 N.E.2d 709 (Mass. 2010).
· cites it 4× “This case involves the off-campus execution of a misdemeanor arrest warrant by two Boston University campus *529 police officers (campus police) acting as special State police officers pursuant to their appointment under G. L. c. 22C, § 63. 1 The material facts leading up to the…”
Commonwealth v. Smeaton, 992 N.E.2d 243 (Mass. 2013).
· cites it 3× “A campus police officer, appointed as a special State police officer pursuant to G. L. c. 22C, § 63 (§ 63), observed him driving recklessly along the portion of West Street that intersects the college campus.”
Commonwealth v. Gernrich, 67 N.E.3d 1196 (Mass. 2017).
“, G. L. c. 22C, § 63 (employees of colleges, universities, other educational institutions or hospitals appointed as “special state police officers,” to perform police duties on “lands or structures owned” by institution); G.”
Young v. Boston Univ., 834 N.E.2d 760 (Mass. App. Ct. 2005).
“Officer Casey’s affidavit, stating that on the day of the arrest he held an appointment as a special State police officer under G. L. c. 22C, § 63, and a commission as a Suffolk County deputy sheriff, is unrebutted by sufficient evidence.”
Commonwealth v. Harris, 96 N.E.3d 729 (Mass. App. Ct. 2018).
“1 The following facts are drawn from the motion judge's findings of fact, together with uncontested testimony adduced at the evidentiary hearing where the judge credited the witnesses' testimony.”
Commonwealth v. Mullen, 664 N.E.2d 854 (Mass. App. Ct. 1996).
· cites it 2× “1 The arresting officer was employed by the college as a special State police officer who was purportedly acting pursuant to G. L. c. 22C, § 63, inserted by St. 1991, c.”
Bickford v. Colonel, Dep't of State Police, 920 N.E.2d 905 (Mass. App. Ct. 2010).
· cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 22C, § 63. 1 Bickford maintains that the suspension rested on an impermissible ground and that he had not been given sufficient notice that his record-keeping practices would be at issue during the administrative hearing that led to the suspension order.”
Commonwealth v. Neilson, 666 N.E.2d 984 (Mass. 1996).
“G. L. c. 22C, § 63 (1994 ed.). The police arrived at the suite, entered the bedroom, and observed the marihuana plants and other appa *77 ratus.”
Commonwealth v. Carr, 918 N.E.2d 847 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009).
“The parties do not dispute that pursuant to G. L. c. 22C, § 63, the Boston College campus police are special State police officers and “have the same power to make arrests as regular police officers for any criminal offense committed in or upon lands or structures owned, used or…”
Thomas v. Ralph v. Civil Serv. Comm'n & Another., 100 Mass. App. Ct. 199 (Mass. App. Ct. 2021).
“By contrast, the role of special police officer is not well defined by statute [Note 6] or case law. Most discussions of special police officers involve police officers for educational Page 207 institutions or hospitals, generally appointed by the colonel of the State police…”
Helfman v. Ne. Univ. (Mass. 2020).
“See G. L. c. 22C, § 63. 25A survey of local universities demonstrates the widespread adoption of university policies directing students to contact university police when there is a medical emergency on campus.”
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