§ 8.807. Authority of Officers

The officers constituting the department of police of the city are hereby invested with all the power and authority given to them as peace officers under state law in taking cognizance of, and in enforcing the criminal laws of the state, and against the ordinances and regulations of the city; to observe and enforce all such laws, ordinances and regulations; to detect and arrest offenders against the same; to preserve the good order of the city, and to secure the inhabitants thereof from violence, and the property therein from injury. Such policemen shall have no power or authority in civil matters, but shall execute any criminal warrant or warrant of arrest that may be placed in their hands by the duly constituted authorities of the city. Such policeman shall not receive any fee or other compensation for any services rendered in the performance of his duty, other than the salary paid him by the city, nor shall he receive a fee as a witness in any case arising under the criminal laws of the state, or under the ordinances or regulations of the city and prosecuted in the municipal court of the city.

(Ord. No. 062684-C, Sec. 7, adopted 6-26-84)