NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT
16.1.1 Geographical Boundaries
Directive 16.1 – Mutual Aid Agreements
The geographical boundaries of the City of New Albany are maintained and updated by the Zoning
Department. The Police Department maintains an official copy of the City’s boundaries on a map
(see Addendum A) located within the Dispatch Center. This map is updated by the Zoning
Department, as needed, when changes are announced. Detailed plat maps are stored in the file
room in the Zoning Department. Official geographical boundary records are also maintained by
the Franklin County Recorder’s Office.
16.1.2 Concurrent Jurisdiction
The New Albany Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency within the
geographical boundaries of the City of New Albany and responds to both emergency and nonemergency
calls for service. The following agencies also have concurrent jurisdiction within New
Albany as specified:
A. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has full concurrent authority under Ohio Revised
Code §311.07 (see Addendum B) within Franklin County and may be called upon under
the terms of the applicable statutory authority to assist the New Albany Police
Department. Likewise, the Licking County Sheriff’s Office has full concurrent authority
within Licking County and may be called upon to assist the New Albany Police
Department in areas of the City that lie in Licking County.
B. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has full concurrent authority under Ohio Revised Code
§5503.02 (see Addendum C) within and upon state properties and state and federal roads
and highways and may be called upon under the terms of the applicable statutory
authority to assist the New Albany Police Department.
C. The New Albany Police Department is authorized to enforce specific state laws as
outlined in Ohio Revised Code §2935.03 (E-1) (see Addendum D) on streets or highways
immediately adjacent to City geographical boundaries. This authority is granted through
Ohio Revised Code §2935.03 (E-3) (see Addendum D).
Communications between the above-listed agencies will be conducted primarily through the Law
Enforcement Emergency Radio Network (LEERN), via telephone, and/or the MARCS radio
system (as available).
The primary agency will be responsible for reporting and prosecuting incidents within concurrent
jurisdictions, however, other agencies may be given this authority.
16.1.3 Written Agreements for Mutual Aid
The New Albany Police Department has entered into a Mutual Aid Compact with numerous
political subdivisions within Franklin County and Licking County. The agreement(s) (see
Addendum E) is/are kept on file in the office of the Chief of Police.
A. As identified in the Mutual Aid Compact, when an agency is called upon to assist the New
Albany Police Department or when the New Albany Police Department is called upon to
assist a Mutual Aid Compact agency, the responding agency and its personnel shall be
considered a functional portion of the requesting agency and are protected by all
applicable laws. In addition to the agencies identified in the Mutual Aid Compact, the
Ohio State Highway Patrol (pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §5503.02) may provide
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