HOUSE BILL No. 4401


     March 6, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Schauer, Woodward, Bernero, Garza, Julian, Gieleghem, Hale, Bovin, Kowall, Rich Brown, Switalski and
Lipsey and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.


        A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

   "The code of criminal procedure,"

   by amending section 2a of chapter IV (MCL 764.2a).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                  CHAPTER IV

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           Sec. 2a.   A peace officer of a county, city, village, or

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      township of this state may exercise authority and powers outside

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      his own county, city, village, or township, when he is enforcing

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      the laws of this state in conjunction with the Michigan state

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      police, or in conjunction with a peace officer of the county,

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      city, village, or township in which he may be, the same as if he

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      were in his own county, city, village, or township.  A COUNTY,

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      CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWNSHIP PEACE OFFICER IS AUTHORIZED TO

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      EXERCISE AUTHORITY OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYING




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      COUNTY, CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWNSHIP IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

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      CIRCUMSTANCES:

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           (A) WHILE ENFORCING LAWS OF THIS STATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH

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      THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE.

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           (B) WHILE ENFORCING LAWS OF THIS STATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A

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      PEACE OFFICER OF ANY OTHER COUNTY, CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWNSHIP IN

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      WHICH HE OR SHE MAY BE.

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           (C) THE OFFICER HAS PURSUED AN INDIVIDUAL, FOR A STATE LAW

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      OR ORDINANCE VIOLATION THAT OCCURRED IN THE OFFICER'S EMPLOYING

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      JURISDICTION, TO A PLACE OUTSIDE THE OFFICER'S EMPLOYING JURIS-

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      DICTION AND IS ENFORCING THAT LAW OR ORDINANCE OR ANY OTHER LAW

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      OR ORDINANCE VIOLATED DURING OR AFTER THE PURSUIT.
































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