The following shall apply to railroad police:

1. (a) Railroad police, as a condition of certification within the meaning of RSA 381, shall meet the minimum educational and training standards as established for part-time officers;
2. (b) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 28101, the Omnibus Crime Act of 1990, a railroad police officer who is employed by a rail carrier and certified or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of any other state shall, and in accordance with regulations issued by the US Secretary of Transportation, not be required to receive additional certification in this state in order to enforce the laws of New Hampshire on railroad property; and

3. (c) This authority shall be limited to enforcement for the purpose of protecting:

   1. (1) Railroad employees, passengers or patrons;
   2. (2) Railroad property;
   3. (3) Equipment and facilities owned, leased, operated or maintained by the rail carrier;
   4. (4) Property moving in interstate or foreign commerce in the possession of the rail carrier; and
   5. (5) Personnel, equipment and materials moving via railroad that are vital to the national defense.

Source. #1534, eff 2-17-80; ss by #1988, eff 3-25-82; ss by #2783, eff 7-27-84; ss by #4437, eff 6-22-88; ss by #5836, eff 6-15-94; ss by #7302, eff 6-8-00; ss by #9168, INTERIM, eff 6-3-08, EXPIRES: 11-30-08; ss by #9224, eff 8-1-08; renumbered by #10126 (formerly Pol 302.05); ss by #12041, eff 11-16-16