RS 1667 - Purpose
This law is enacted by the legislature in the exercise of the police power of the state, to promote the public peace and safety, by providing better enforcement of law, and particularly the enforcement of state laws by municipal police officers and full-time commissioned deputy sheriffs.
Acts 1956, No. 323, §1. Amended by Acts 1971, No. 120, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2218. See Acts 2014, No. 158, §§3 and 7.