The Department of Public Safety was organized under legislature authority granted by Senate Bill No. 1710, approved 1962. The Department of Public Safety has been vested with the power to prevent and punish all violations on University grounds or roads. The Department of Public Safety is vested with the powers and subject to the duties of a constable for the purpose of preventing and punishing all violations of law on University grounds and for preserving order and decorum thereon.
The Department of Public Safety is staffed by certified Police Officers that are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week.