(A) The mayor having a common council, each member of a board of city commissioners, and each town marshal shall possess, within the jurisdiction of the municipality, all the powers conferred by law upon sheriffs to suppress disorder and keep the peace pursuant to SDCL § 9-29-16.
(B) All police officers of this municipality posses the powers of constables and are permitted to do the following:
(1) Execute and serve warrants;
(2) Pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of the state; and
(3) Arrest and detain any person guilty of any breach of the peace or any violation of the laws of the state or ordinance of the municipality.
Statutory reference:
Similar provision, see SDCL § 9-29-19