§849.6. Personnel
A. The day-to-day operations of the department shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission.
B. The superintendent and all corrections officers may make arrests of any persons lawfully committed to the department when they have escaped, either from their custody or the custody of others, or when they have committed other criminal acts while incarcerated or while at large. This power and authority to arrest shall also extend to persons who aid or abet or otherwise interfere with the arrest of a prisoner of the department or who commit criminal acts while on or around the department or any of its facilities.
C. Department personnel shall have the authority to carry weapons. The superintendent shall have the authority, with approval of the commission, to establish guidelines for the limitation of carrying of weapons by department personnel.
Acts 1984, No. 821, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.
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