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Officers and reserve officers of the police department, community service officers, volunteers with appropriate training appointed by the chief of police to assist with traffic control, or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with state and city traffic laws; provided, that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, such officers may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
(1953 Code, ch. 17, § 4; Ord. No. 4605, § 1, 1-3-77; Ord. No. 12030, 1, 8-22-23)
The police chief may in his sound discretion certify as peace officers certain persons employed by the city parks and recreation department as park rangers, provided they meet the following qualifications:
Sec. 20-11.1(1). Attend a full training course at the Tucson Police Academy.
Sec. 20-11.1(2). Be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
Sec. 20-11.1(3). Be a citizen of the United States and of good moral character and able to read and write the English language understandably.
(Ord. No. 2954, § 1, 1-16-67; Ord. No. 4605, § 2, 1-3-77)
(a) The authority of the park rangers as special policemen shall be limited to when they are on duty as park rangers and when they are off duty but in the parks and in the park ranger's uniform and shall be limited, further, in that such authority shall exist only in public parks of the city or while in fresh pursuit out of public parks:
(1) When the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor or felony in the presence of the park ranger in the parks; or
(2) When the park ranger has reasonable ground to believe a felony has been committed in the parks, and reasonable grounds to believe the persons to be arrested has committed it.
(b) Public parks shall include all those grounds dedicated or deeded to the city for park purposes or those that are used for public park and recreation purposes, grounds maintained by the parks and recreation department and all structures or improvements included within any of the above areas when such structures are maintained or their use controlled by the parks and recreation department.
(Ord. No. 2954, § 1, 1-16-67; Ord. No. 3010, § 2, 6-5-67; Ord. No. 4605, § 3, 1-3-77)
A park ranger, as a special policemen, shall be considered as and have the authority of a peace officer to make arrests within their jurisdiction, as set forth in section 20-11.2 of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2954, § 1, 1-16-67; Ord. No. 4605, § 4, 1-3-77)
Special policemen shall not be a part of, nor affiliated or connected in any official capacity with, the city police department. Special policemen shall exercise such other limited police powers as may be delegated to them by the police chief. A special policemen shall not be subject to, or acquire any rights under any police pension fund of the state or of the city.
(Ord. No. 2954, § 1, 1-16-67)
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