Power and Authority
Deputy sheriffs are New York State peace officers authorized to make warrantless arrests, carry and use handcuffs, carry and use a firearm, use physical and deadly force, and issue summonses. Per the Criminal Procedure Law, deputies have peace officer status on and off duty.
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Famous quotes containing the words power and/or authority:
“The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always alights upon the nearest perch.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 10:19,20.