Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-66.1-6. Security personnel and equipment

(a) All security guards hired shall have a background in security work or similar training. All security personnel shall be in uniform while on duty and shall not carry firearms. A security officer shall have the same immunities and may exercise in and upon the lands and buildings of the institution by which the officer is employed, and upon streets and highways immediately adjacent to those lands, the same powers and authority of a police officer as the immunities and powers are conferred by the laws of this state upon members of the division of state police, including the power to arrest persons for violation of state criminal statutes or for violation of city or town ordinances of the city or town in which the institution is located.

(b) Security equipment shall include any mechanical/electrical security devices and/or physical improvements to the building that would contribute to the overall security and safety of the elderly housing complex. Funding may be provided for the purchase, installation, and/or maintenance of this security equipment.