§ 77-58. Enforcement. - North Carolina Statutes

§77‑58.  Enforcement.

(a)        Where a jointordinance so provides, all law enforcement officers, or those officers as maybe designated in the joint ordinance, with territorial jurisdiction as to anypart of High Rock Lake or its shoreline area within the limitations of theirsubject matter jurisdiction, have the authority of peace officers in enforcingthe laws over all of High Rock Lake and its shoreline area.  A certificate oftraining issued by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training StandardsCommission or the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training StandardsCommission will suffice for certification for the purposes of this Article.

(b)        Every criminalviolation shall be tried in the county where it occurred.

(c)        Where a law enforcementofficer with jurisdiction over any part of High Rock Lake or its shoreline areais performing duties relating to the enforcement of the laws on High Rock Lakeor in its shoreline area, the officer shall have such extraterritorialjurisdiction as may be necessary to perform the officer's duties.  These dutiesinclude investigations of crimes an officer reasonably believes have been, orare about to be, committed within the area in question.  This includestraversing by reasonable routes from one portion of this area to anotheralthough across territory not within the boundaries of High Rock Lake and itsshoreline area; conducting prisoners in custody to a court or to detentionfacilities as may be authorized by law, although this may involve going outsidethe area in question; execution of process connected with any criminal offensealleged to have been committed within the boundaries in question, except thatthis process may not be executed by virtue of this provision beyond theboundaries of the two counties.  This also includes continuing pursuit of andarresting any violator or suspected violator as to which grounds for arrestarose within the area in question.

(d)        Where lawenforcement officers are given additional territorial jurisdiction under theprovisions of this section, this shall be considered an extension of the dutiesof the office held and no officer shall take any additional oath or title ofoffice. (1993, c. 355, s. 9.)