Nebraska Statutes 15-326. Chief of police; powers and duties
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The chief of police of a city of the primary class shall have the immediate charge of the police, and he or she and his or her officers shall have the power and duty to arrest all offenders against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city in the same manner as the county sheriff and to keep such offenders in the city jail or other place to prevent their escape until a trial or examination may be had before a proper officer. The jurisdiction of the chief of police and his or her officers in the service of process, in all criminal cases, and in cases for the violation of city ordinances shall be coextensive with the county.
Source
- Laws 1901, c. 16, § 40, p. 85;
- R.S.1913, § 4503;
- C.S.1922, § 3889;
- C.S.1929, § 15-326;
- R.S.1943, § 15-326;
- Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 100;
- Laws 1984, LB 13, § 4;
- Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 3;
- Laws 1993, LB 390, § 1;
- Laws 2020, LB1003, § 96.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 15-326
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.