Section 17-138. Officers to be peace officers  


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  • Every officer and inspector of
      the  department  is  hereby  declared to be a peace officer, pursuant to
      section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, and is hereby authorized and
      empowered, subject to the regulations of the department, to  proceed  in
      the  same  manner  and with like force and effect as a police officer in
      respect to procuring, countersigning and serving the summons referred to
      therein.