Los oficiales de paz en Washington pueden actuar fuera de su área si están persiguiendo a alguien que ha hecho algo malo o si hay un acuerdo con otra agencia. Esto significa que pueden arrestar a personas incluso si no están en su zona habitual.
Es como si un jugador de fútbol pudiera seguir a un rival aunque este corra hacia el campo de otro equipo, siempre que haya un acuerdo entre los entrenadores para permitirlo.
Imagina que el oficial López ve a un hombre que acaba de robar una tienda en su barrio. Si el ladrón corre hacia la ciudad vecina, el oficial López puede seguirlo y arrestarlo allí porque está en 'persecución fresca'.
RCW 10.93.090 - Specially commissioned peace officer -- Powers of, circumstances A specially commissioned Washington peace officer who has successfully completed a course of basic training prescribed or approved for such officers by the Washington state criminal justice training commission may exercise any authority which the special commission vests in the officer, throughout the territorial bounds of the state, outside of the officer's primary territorial jurisdiction under the following circumstances:(1) The officer is in fresh pursuit, as defined in RCW 10.93.120; or(2) The officer is acting pursuant to mutual law enforcement assistance agreement between the primary commissioning agency and the agency with primary territorial jurisdiction. RCW 10.93.100 - Federal peace officers -- No additional powers Federal peace officers shall have no additional powers by virtue of this chapter but shall be limited to those powers already vested by law or hereafter created by separate enactment. RCW 10.93.110 - Attorney general -- No additional powers The attorney general shall have no additional powers by virtue of this chapter but shall be limited to those powers already vested by law or hereafter created by separate enactment. RCW 10.93.120 - Fresh pursuit, arrest (1) Any peace officer who has authority under Washington law to make an arrest may proceed in fresh pursuit of a person (a) who is reasonably believed to have committed a violation of traffic or criminal laws, or (b) for whom such officer holds a warrant of arrest, and such peace officer shall have the authority to arrest and to hold such person in custody anywhere in the state.(2) The term "fresh pursuit," as used in this chapter, includes, without limitation, fresh pursuit as defined by the common law. Fre
La 'persecución fresca' se refiere a la acción de un oficial que sigue a alguien que ha cometido un delito sin esperar demasiado tiempo. No tiene que ser inmediato, pero debe ser rápido.
No, los oficiales federales no obtienen poderes adicionales por esta ley. Sus poderes son los que ya les otorga la ley.
Sí, un oficial puede arrestar a una persona en otra ciudad si está persiguiendo a alguien que ha cometido un delito o si hay un acuerdo con la agencia de esa ciudad.
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