ยง 39. Powers and duties of constables and town police officers.
Constables and town police officers shall have all the power and
authority conferred upon constables by the general laws of the state and
such additional powers, not inconsistent with law, as shall be conferred
upon them by the town board. They shall be subject to the general
authority and direction of the town board and to such orders and
regulations as the town board may prescribe, not inconsistent with law.
Structure New York Laws
Article 3 - Town Officers, Powers, Duties and Compensation
22-B - Chairman of Assessors; Designation; Duties and Compensation.
22-C - Election and Term of Assessors in the Town of Southampton, County of Suffolk.
23 - Eligibility of Town Officers.
23-A - Residence Requirement for Comptroller of the Town of Cortlandt.
24-A - Terms of Office of Elective Officers.
24-B - Election of Council Members and Town Justices in the Town of Pawling.
25 - Oaths of Office and Undertaking.
26 - Resignation of Town Officers.
27 - Compensation of Town Officers and Employees.
28 - Power to Administer Oaths.
29 - Powers and Duties of Supervisor.
30 - Powers and Duties of Town Clerk.
31 - Powers and Duties of Town Justices; Requirements; Restriction.
32 - Powers and Duties of Town Superintendent of Highways and Deputy Superintendent.
32-A - Entry by Town Engineer on Private Lands.
33 - Powers and Duties of Assessors.
34 - Powers and Duties of Town Comptroller.
35 - Powers and Duties of Collector.
36 - Collection of Taxes by Town Clerk.
37 - Powers and Duties of Receiver of Taxes and Assessments.
38 - Certain Offices Abolished.
39 - Powers and Duties of Constables and Town Police Officers.
40 - Powers and Duties of Fence Viewers.
41 - Additional Supervisors in Certain Towns.
41-A - Abolition of the Additional Office of Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead.