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(a) A certified law enforcement officer from an adjoining state who is in Arkansas shall have the authorization to act as described in subsection (b) of this section if the officer is:
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(1) Regularly assigned to duty in a municipality that is within one (1) mile of an Arkansas border;
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(2) On duty in his or her regularly assigned municipality at the time he or she enters the city limits of the Arkansas municipality; and
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(3) Within the city limits of the Arkansas municipality that adjoins the municipality to which the officer is regularly assigned.
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(b) If the governing body of an Arkansas municipality authorizes it, a certified law enforcement officer who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section:
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(1) Has the same powers, duties, and immunities as a certified law enforcement officer of Arkansas who is acting in the discharge of an official duty; and
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(2) May enforce Arkansas law and the ordinances of an Arkansas municipality.
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