§ 24-23. Duties and powers of police chief.

The chief of police shall have the following duties and powers:

(1)

To execute and return all writs and processes as directed by the municipal judge;

(2)

To execute and return all criminal process as directed by the municipal judge, if the criminal process arises out of a charge of a violation of a municipal ordinance prohibiting driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;

(3)

To serve criminal writs and processes specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section in any part of the county wherein the municipality is situated;

(4)

To suppress all riots, disturbances and breaches of the peace; apprehend all disorderly persons; pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice;

(5)

To apprehend any person in the act of violating state laws or town ordinances and bring him before a competent authority for examination and trial; and

(6)

To render such accounts of the police department, his duties, department operations and receipts as may be required by the town council and keep the records of the department and his office open to public inspection at all reasonable times.

(Code 1979, § 24-19; Code 2005, § 36.03)

State law reference

Similar provisions, NMSA 1978, § 3-13-2.