Nebraska § 17-213 Village chief of police; powers and duties

Nebraska Statutes

§ 17-213 — Village chief of police; powers and duties

Nebraska § 17-213

Ch. 17Cities of the Second Class and Villages

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-213 (2026).

Text

The village chief of police shall have power to make or order an arrest with proper process for any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the village and bring the offender to trial before the proper officer and to arrest without process in all cases where any such offense shall be committed or attempted to be committed in his or her presence.

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Legislative History

Source: Laws 1885, c. 18, § 1, p. 160; R.S.1913, § 5063; C.S.1922, § 4235; C.S.1929, § 17-213; R.S.1943, § 17-213; Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 106; Laws 2017, LB133, § 76. Cross References: Ticket quota requirements, prohibited, see section 48-235. Annotations: Village marshal is not an employee within the meaning of workmen's compensation law. Suverkrubbe v. Village of Fort Calhoun, 127 Neb. 472, 256 N.W. 47 (1934).