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Committee Report
| Legislation: | HB 150 |
| Sponsor: | Spence |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARREST AND COMMITMENT; FRESH PURSUIT. |
| Committee: | JUDICIARY |
| Number of Committee Members: | 8 |
| Date of Report: | 06/20/2007 |
| Committee Vote: | Favorable: | On Its Merits: | Unfavorable: |
| 0 | 6 | 0 |
Purpose of the Bill : This Bill clarifies that when pursuant to dispatch center protocols police officers are sent outside of their jurisdiction, any arrests they may make are presumed valid.
Committee Findings: Kevin Curtis, Chief of the New Castle County Police Department spoke on the bill He explained that the bill affords police officers the same protection when dispatched by a public service answering point as if they were dispatched by their own jurisdiction. He stated that this bill was not initiated from a problem, but was a preventative measure. The committee supported the bill without questions.
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