§ 22-37-1

An 'off-duty' law enforcement officer in official uniform in attendance at a public function, event or assemblage of people shall have the same powers and obligations as when he is 'on-duty'. Nothing herein shall impose liability upon the governmental entity, by whom the law enforcement officer is employed, for actions of the said officer in the course of his employment by a nongovernmental entity.Laws 1980, c. 279, § 1, emerg. eff. June 13, 1980.