JAN 20, 1989

Concerning whether a city policeman or a county deputy sheriff may pursue a car which fails to stop for its blue light signal as far as necessary outside its jurisdiction in order to apprehend and arrest the car’s driver if the offense of “failure to stop for a blue light” is made a felony rather than a misdemeanor.

Requested by: The Honorable Paul M. Burch, Member, House of Representatives

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