Sec 13-3907. Arrest with warrant; detention officer; definition


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  • A. A detention officer who is acting in the officer's official capacity at a jail facility at which the detention officer is employed and pursuant to a warrant may arrest a person who is already incarcerated in that jail facility or who surrenders to that jail facility.

    B. For the purposes of this section, "detention officer" means a person other than an elected official who is employed by a county, city or town and who is responsible for the supervision, protection, care, custody or control of inmates in a county or municipal correctional institution. Detention officer does not include counselors or secretarial, clerical or professionally trained personnel.