§ 16-3-109 — Peace officer - authority to make arrest while off duty

A peace
officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, who, while off duty, is employed in a
capacity specifically permitted by policies and procedures adopted by such
officer's governmental entity employer shall possess the status and authority
which would otherwise be afforded an on-duty peace officer as described in section
16-2.5-101, acting within the course and scope of such officer's employment. To be
within the scope of this section, a peace officer employed by a nongovernmental
entity must be in uniform with the peace officer's public entity badge plainly visible,
or such peace officer must have been approved for plain clothes work by the peace
officer's governmental employer.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 438, � 1, effective June 3. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1776, � 36, effective June 6. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1621, � 35, effective August 6.