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2022 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 14 - Cities of the Metropolitan Class
14-221 - Mayor; law, ordinances; duty to enforce; cooperation with county sheriff.
Universal Citation: NE Code § 14-221 (2022)
14-221. Mayor; law, ordinances; duty to enforce; cooperation with county sheriff.
It shall be the duty of the mayor of a city of the metropolitan class to:
(1) Enforce the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city;
(2) Order, direct, and enforce, through the officers of the police department, the arrest and prosecution of persons violating such laws and ordinances; and
(3) Cooperate with and assist the county sheriff in suppressing riots and mobs and in the arrest and prosecution of persons charged with crimes.
Source
- Laws 1921, c. 116, art. II, § 20, p. 430;
- C.S.1922, § 3546;
- C.S.1929, § 14-221;
- R.S.1943, § 14-221;
- Laws 2022, LB800, § 53.
- Operative Date: July 21, 2022
Annotations
Mayor is required to assist sheriff of county in certain cases. Barton v. City of Omaha, 180 Neb. 752, 145 N.W.2d 444 (1966).
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