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can a off duty cop arrest you even though i was three weeks ago?
not to get into it but i wanted to go see a friend and she got really scared because i did not tell her i was coming and a off duty officer picked me up and took me back home is this legal
3 Answers
- BruceLv 79 years agoFavourite answer
Off duty simply means the officer is not working his scheduled shift. He still has authority to arrest at all times.
There is no legal requirement to make the arrest at the time of the offense, so the fact it was three weeks ago doesn't matter either.
Source(s): Law enforcement since 1991 - davidmi711Lv 79 years ago
Yes it is legal. A police officer is always a police officer regardless if they are on shift or not.
Source(s): #DS - Mister CoolLv 79 years ago
Yes ma'am.
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