Quote Originally Posted by Diehard Ute View Post
Any state who doesn't have that these days is silly.

In Utah you're trained and certified by the state, not your individual agency, so it makes sense. It also makes no sense to tell someone "Go ahead, commit a crime, that cop is standing ok the wrong side of the road"

Now, reality is it's very rare for an officer to issue a citation outside of their employees jurisdiction, but it is possible.
From what I can tell, county mounties don't have statewide jurisdiction, and can only pursue someone for three miles after a jurisdiction limit ends in South Carolina. I am a fan of limiting police powers. Statewide authority should be reserved to those entities requiring that kind of authority, and no one else. Cops have too much power.