§ 1.13.050. STATUS AS PEACE OFFICER.  


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  • Each member, while serving as such, shall have status as a police officer or as a peace officer as provided by Section 830.6(a) and 832.6 of the California Penal Code and as such, shall have the same power and authority, except to the extent that the same may be restricted or limited by the Chief of Police, as prescribed by law, as does a regular police officer while serving as such. However, each member, at all times other than while serving as such:
    .010 Shall not have status as a police officer or as a peace officer;
    .020 Shall not have any power, authority, or duties as a police officer or as a peace officer; and
    .030 Shall not represent, identify, or hold himself out to be a police officer or a peace officer. (Ord. 4515 § 1 (part); July 3, 1984: Ord. 5143 § 2; June 26, 1990.)