Nebraska § 14-605 - Chief of police; powers.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 14-605 — Chief of police; powers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-605. Chief of police; powers.
The chief of police of a city of the metropolitan class shall have, in the discharge of his or her proper duties, like powers and be subject to like responsibilities as a county sheriff in similar cases.
The purpose of this section is to give chief of police the same powers and responsibilities to enforce the law as that given to sheriffs; it does not make the chief of police liable for the acts of policemen. Webber v. Andersen, 187 Neb. 9, 187 N.W.2d 290 (1971).
The chief of police has same duty as sheriff to interfere for prevention of public violation of the law. Moores v. State ex rel. Dunn, 71 Neb. 522, 99 N.W. 249 (1904).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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