Utah Code 10-3-914. Police officers — Authority
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(1) Within the boundaries of the municipality, police officers have the same authority as deputy sheriffs, including at all times the authority to preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and arrest offenders, suppress riots, protect persons and property, remove nuisances existing in the public streets, roads, and highways, enforce every law relating to the suppression of offenses, and perform all duties required of them by ordinance or resolution.
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-3-914
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Municipality: means :(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section
10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) This section is not a limitation of a police officer’s statewide authority as otherwise provided by law.