(A) In addition to the authority vested in police officers within the corporate limits, police officers shall have all the powers vested in law enforcement officers by statute or common law within one mile of the corporate limits of the town, and on all property owned or leased by the town wherever it may be located.
(B) Provided, that any officer pursuing a defender outside the corporate limits shall be entitled to all the privileges, immunities and benefits to which he or she would be entitled if acting within the corporate limits in making an arrest.
(Prior Code, § 3-1011)
Statutory reference:
Jurisdiction of policemen, see G.S. § 160A-286