SB 1141 Summary

• Expands detention officer arrest authority to include persons at hospital facilities where the officer is assigned and the person is under law enforcement supervision or custody.

• Adds authority for detention officers to arrest persons at superior, justice, or municipal court facilities to which they are assigned.

• Allows detention officers to arrest visitors at jail facilities who are found to have outstanding warrants.

• Permits detention officers to take custody of persons remanded into custody by judicial officers during court proceedings.

• Maintains definition of "detention officer" as county, city, or town employees responsible for inmate supervision and custody, excluding counselors and clerical staff.