13-3907. Arrest with existing warrant; detention officer; definition A. A detention officer who is acting in the officer's official capacity pursuant to an existing warrant may arrest a person who is any of the following: 1. Already incarcerated in a jail facility or who surrenders to a jail facility at which the detention officer is employed. 2. At a hospital facility to which the detention officer is assigned, and the person to be arrested is under law enforcement supervision or custody while in the hospital facility. 3. At a superior, justice or municipal court facility to which the detention officer is assigned. 4. Within a jail facility as a visitor and the person is found to have an outstanding warrant. B. A detention officer who is acting in the detention officer's official capacity may take custody of a person whom a judicial officer remands into custody during a court proceeding. C. For the purposes of this section, ' detention officer' means a person other than an elected official who is employed by a county, city or town and who is responsible for the supervision, protection, care, custody or control of inmates in a county or municipal correctional institution. ected official who is employed by a county, city or town and who is responsible for the supervision, protection, care, custody or control of inmates in a county or municipal correctional institution. Detention officer does not include counselors or secretarial, clerical or professionally trained personnel.
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