SEC. 51-9-177. Arrest and detention.

A person arrested by a reservoir patrol 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 reservoir patrol 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 reservoir patrol 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). Amended by Laws 2000, Ch. 316, Sec. 3, SB2667, eff. July 1, 2000.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2000