As Amended
SEC. 51-9-177. Arrest and detention.
A person arrested by a security officer shall be handled or processed in the jurisdiction in which the offense was committed, in the same manner as if the arrest had been made by a sheriff or constable. If the security officer detains any person arrested by him, he shall forthwith deliver the arrested person to the sheriff of the county in which the offense was committed, and the security officer shall have no further authority as to the custody of such arrested person.
SOURCES: Laws, 1978, ch. 511, Sec. 4, eff from and after passage (approved April 21, 1978).