Nebraska Statutes 23-1710. Crimes; prevention; arrest; powers and duties
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It shall be the duty of the sheriff by himself or deputy to preserve the peace in his county, to ferret out crime, to apprehend and arrest all criminals, and insofar as it is within his power, to secure evidence of all crimes committed in his county, and present the same to the county attorney and the grand jury; to file informations against all persons who he knows, or has reason to believe, have violated the laws of the state, and to perform all other duties pertaining to the office of sheriff.
Source
- Laws 1917, c. 231, § 1, p. 567;
- C.S.1922, § 4989;
- C.S.1929, § 26-1410;
- R.S.1943, § 23-1710.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 23-1710
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- 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