16-11-141. Powers of arrest -- search and seizure. The department of justice is a criminal justice agency. Designated agents of the department of justice have peace officer status and may arrest any person violating any provision of this part, enter a complaint before any court of competent jurisdiction, and lawfully search and seize and use as evidence any unlawful or unlawfully possessed license, stamp, or insignia found in the possession of any person or in any place.

     History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 140, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 112, Ch. 405, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 126, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 84-5606.26; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 414, L. 1993.