Kentucky Statutes 97.255 – Power of police to arrest for offenses committed on park property
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Officers and members of the division of police of the department of public safety of said city shall have the power to make arrests in any parks or any park property or upon any parkways or park boulevards under the control of any city of the first class, within the boundaries of said city; or in any place within the county wherein such city is located outside the boundaries of said city, if the offense or violation for which such arrest is being made was committed upon park property, parkways, park boulevards, or property under the control of said city; and any and all persons so arrested or taken into custody by members of said division of police shall be tried in courts having jurisdiction over the place where the offense for which such arrest was made was committed.
History: Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 2.
History: Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 34, sec. 2.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 97.255
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.