Section 1106 - Powers of peace officersA chief administrator, deputy superintendent or corrections officer of a State correctional facility may exercise the powers of a peace officer in the performance of that individual's duties generally in:
(1) Guarding, protecting and delivering inmates.(2) Protecting the property of the department.(3) Capturing and returning inmates that may have escaped within the immediate area of a State correctional facility or mode of transport. For the purposes of this section, the immediate area of a State correctional facility or mode of transport shall encompass the curtilage up to and including one-half of one mile.Added by P.L. TBD 2021 No. 59, § 8, eff. 6/30/2021.