DE HB290 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 19-6)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-04-25 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This bill makes the Delaware law clear that the county sheriffs and their deputies do not have arrest authority. Historically the sheriffs and deputies have not exercised arrest authority and the Attorney General’s office has given an opinion that the sheriff’s “power to arrest is no greater than that shared by any citizen.”

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Title

An Act To Amend Titles 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 10, 11, 16, 23, 29 And 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sheriffs And Sheriff Deputies.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-25 Stricken
2012-03-29 Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2012-03-22 Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

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