The Department of Public Safety also enforces University policies, university parking regulations, state traffic laws, and the UNA Student Code of Conduct. The call will be answered by an emergency dispatcher who will notify American Medical Response ambulance service and the UNA Police Officers on duty. All emergency transportation to local hospitals is provided by the American Medical Response ambulance service which is under contract to the City of Florence. University personnel are NOT authorized to provide emergency transportation. UNA Police Officers may, in certain situations, provide non-emergency transportation to the university's health service at Bennett Infirmary.
Officers perform patrol activities and other assignments in both uniform and plainclothes.
The entire campus receives patrol coverage to prevent crime and to detect security violations. Public Safety Assistants are student workers who perform patrols around campus on foot and bicycles. UNA Police Officers have original police jurisdiction on the UNA campus and concurrent jurisdiction in the City of Florence. They have statewide jurisdiction when investigating crimes which have occurred on campus. All UNA Police Officers are armed and have the authority to make arrests, issue citations, investigate crimes, and perform such other duties as other police officers as recognized under current Alabama law.