Indiana § 8-3-17-3 - Powers and duties
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§ 8-3-17-3. Powers and duties
Sec. 3. Such policemen shall enforce and compel obedience to the laws of this state and to the ordinances of the cities and towns thereof, when engaged in the discharge of their duties as policemen for such company, and the keepers of jails, lock-ups and station-houses, in any county, city or town shall receive all persons arrested by such policemen for the commission of any offense against the laws of this state, or the ordinances of any such city or town, to be dealt with according to law, and persons so arrested shall be received by such keepers of jails, lock-ups or station-houses, on the same basis, and such persons shall have the same status as prisoners arrested by any other peace officer of the state of Indiana.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.18, s.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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