(A) The police officers of the city shall:
(1) Execute and return all writs and processes as directed by the Municipal Judge;
(2) Serve criminal writs and processes in any part of the county wherein the municipality is situated; and
(3) Within the city:
(a) Suppress all riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace;
(b) Apprehend all disorderly persons;
(c) Pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice; and
(d) Apprehend any person in the act of violating the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city and bring him or her before competent authority for examination and trial.
(B) In the discharge of his or her proper duties, a police officer shall have the same powers and be subject to the same responsibilities as sheriffs or constables in similar cases.
(1981 Code, § 2-60)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see NMSA § 3-13-2