The officers' jurisdiction includes the campus plus 500 yards beyond any building owned by the University. Persons arrested on the campus are transported by Public Safety to City of Atlanta Pretrial when deemed appropriate regarding a major traffic violation or Fulton County Jail when deemed appropriate for criminal violations. All cases, which occur on the campus, are investigated and prosecuted by Public Safety personnel, in either Magistrate, State, or Superior Court. Violations of the Motor Vehicle Code are normally prosecuted in City Court. After business hours, all visitors, faculty, staff and other persons are required to sign in at the police headquarters to gain access to facilities, excluding residence halls.
Identification is required.
All buildings are equipped with emergency lighting, exterior security lighting, ground floor security screens, fire and smoke alarms, and panic-bar type doors. All residence halls have self-closing mechanism doors that should prevent unauthorized persons from entering the buildings. Those security measures are evaluated and maintained annually. Coordinating walk through inspections Each on-campus student residing in residential halls are required to share in the responsibility for the security of their building. Report lost keys immediately to the Head Director and Public Safety representatives.