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2024 Utah Code
Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code
Chapter 3 - Municipal Government
Part 9 - Appointed Officials and Their Duties
Section 914 - Police officers -- Authority.
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UT Code § 10-3-914 (2024)
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10-3-914. Police officers -- Authority.
Amended by Chapter 44, 1990 General Session
- (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.
- (2) This section is not a limitation of a police officer's statewide authority as otherwise provided by law.
Amended by Chapter 44, 1990 General Session
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