§ 1.14. Pursuit of persons beyond city limits.

Police officers of the City of Ocala are hereby authorized to pursue and arrest persons outside of the city limits of said city for offenses committed in the presence of such officers within the city limits where pursuit is not interrupted or delayed.

Editor's note

As § 1.14 relates to the exercise of extraterritorial powers by the city, such section cannot be amended except by the state legislature, as Fla. Const. art. VIII, § 2(c) provides that the exercise of extraterritorial powers "shall be as provided by general or special law." See Op. Atty. Gen. 073-478. This section is, however, superseded as to felonies, misdemeanors and ordinance violations by F.S. § 901.25. Such statute, however has a "gap" in it, for it does not cover violations of F.S. ch. 316 (traffic); such violations are "noncriminal violations." See F.S. § 316.555, Op. Atty. Gen. 081-90, Nov. 24, 1981. In such opinion, it is recommended that municipalities adopt F.S. ch. 316 by reference; this procedure was recognized as "covering the gap" in Cheatem v. State , 416 So. 2d 35 (1982). Ocala has done so. See Code § 66-2.