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Presumably because police usually only have jurisdiction within their employer’s city limits, and sheriffs’ employees only have jurisdiction within their counti
by lotsofpulp 2y ago
Presumably because police usually only have jurisdiction within their employer’s city limits, and sheriffs’ employees only have jurisdiction within their counties, so if mass transit moves between multiple jurisdictions, then their police can have jurisdiction wherever the mass transit goes (even across state lines, because a lot of metropolitan regions served by the same mass transit system span two or more states).
- lesuorac 2y agoWouldn't they just have jurisdiction in the transit area though? Like it's not like a BART employee could pull you over for speeding?
- SoftTalker 2y agoIf they are a sworn law enforcement officer they probably could, but probably wouldn’t.
- offmycloud 2y agoWith prior consent, the authority of California peace officers extends to any place in the state. [1] You would think that the counties could get together and work out an MoU. 1. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=830.1 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...
- SoftTalker 2y agoMost city police and sheriffs officers have jurisdiction anywhere in their state, AFAIK. They typically stay in their area, but if they’re pursuing a suspect they don’t break off if they cross the city limits.
- terinjokes 2y agoWhich nearly any campus police will tell you during orientation.