Bill Text: OH HB119 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To authorize law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement services to governmental entities in Ohio or other jurisdictions by contract or, in the absence of a contract, with the approval of the governing board of the providing agency.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-02 - To Public Safety & Homeland Security [HB119 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-HB119-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 119

Representative Snitchler 

Cosponsors: Representatives Huffman, Murray 

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A BILL

To enact section 9.601 of the Revised Code to

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authorize law enforcement agencies to provide law

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enforcement services to governmental entities in

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Ohio or other jurisdictions by contract or, in the

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absence of a contract, with the approval of the

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governing board of the providing agency.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 9.601 of the Revised Code be enacted	7
to read as follows:	8

Sec. 9.601. As used in this section, "law enforcement agency"	9
means an organization or entity comprised of peace officers as	10
defined in section 109.71 of the Revised Code.	11

(A)(1) Any law enforcement agency may contract with any	12
governmental entity in this state or another jurisdiction to	13
provide law enforcement services, whether on a regular basis or	14
only in times of emergency, upon the approval of the governing	15
boards or administrative heads of the entities that are parties to	16
the contract.	17

(2) Any governmental entity in this state may contract with	18
any law enforcement agency of this state or another jurisdiction	19
to obtain law enforcement services, whether on a regular basis or	20
only in times of emergency, upon the approval of the governing	21
boards or administrative heads of the entities that are parties to	22
the contract.	23

(B) Any law enforcement agency may provide law enforcement	24
services to any governmental entity in this state or another	25
jurisdiction without a contract to provide those services, upon	26
the approval of the governing board of the agency and upon	27
authorization by an officer or employee of the agency who is	28
designated by title, office, or position pursuant to the	29
authorization of the governing board of the agency.	30

(C) Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code, insofar as it is	31
applicable to the operation of a law enforcement agency, applies	32
to a political subdivision that is operating a law enforcement	33
agency, and to the members of the law enforcement agency, when the	34
members are rendering service under this section outside the	35
boundaries of the political subdivision.	36

Members acting outside the boundaries of the political	37
subdivision that is operating the law enforcement agency may	38
participate in any pension or indemnity fund established by the	39
political subdivision to the same extent as while performing	40
service within the boundaries of the political subdivision, and	41
are entitled to all the rights and benefits of Chapter 4123. of	42
the Revised Code, to the same extent as while performing service	43
within the boundaries of the political subdivision.	44