§ 66-29. Power and duties of police officers.  


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  • The chief of police and all police officers have the powers, rights, and jurisdiction as prescribed by state law. It shall be their duty to prevent the commission of offenses against the laws of the state and against the ordinances of the city; to obey, observe, and enforce all such laws, ordinances, and regulations; to detect and arrest offenders of all such laws, ordinances, and regulations; to preserve the good order of the city; and to secure the inhabitants of the city from violence, injury, and property damage.

(Ord. No. 2001-04, § 1, 2-6-01)