§ 23-4. Arson investigators.

Latest version.

(a)

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-500.01, the fire chief with the concurrence of the chief of police may designate members of the fire department as arson investigators who shall, while engaged in arson investigations in this state, possess and may exercise law enforcement powers of peace officers of this state provided that:

(1)

The primary duty of such arson investigators is the investigation, detection and apprehension of persons who have violated or are suspected of violating any provisions of A.R.S. Title 13, Chapter 17; and

(2)

Any individual designated as an arson investigator shall have law enforcement training under the provisions of A.R.S. § 41-1822.

(b)

This section shall not be construed as granting any powers of peace officers of this state to arson investigators other than those necessary for the investigation, detection and apprehension authority as specifically provided herein.

(Ord. No. 4067, § 1, 2-26-13)

                    
                        var val = document.getElementById('citecontent').innerHTML;
                        art.dialog.defaults.title = window.location.href;
                        art.dialog.data('cite', val);
                        art.dialog.data('homeDemoPath', '/Scripts/plus/artDialog/');
                        art.dialog.open('/Scripts/plus/artDialog/citeiframe.html');