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     32-2-8.1.   Arrest powers of motor carrier inspectors--Law enforcement officer status. Arrest powers for motor carrier inspectors employed by the Division of Highway Patrol are limited to violations of chapters 10-47B, 32-5, 32-9, 32-10, 32-12, 32-12A, 32-22, 40-19, 40-20, 40-21, 49-28, and 49-28A and §§ 50-4-13 to 50-4-17, inclusive, and § 32-33-17, and the rules governing operation of motor carriers. Motor carrier inspectors who have been given such limited arrest powers are not considered law enforcement officers for the purposes of § 23-3-27.

Source: SL 1981, ch 230, § 3; SL 1987, ch 213, § 1; SL 1989, ch 117; SL 1989, 256, § 2; SL 1999, ch 162, § 2; SL 1999, ch 206, § 10; SL 2002, ch 146, § 1.