Centeniers

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Centeniers are honorary police officers in Jersey who serve as senior members of the island’s Honorary Police, responsible for charging offenders and overseeing parish-level law enforcement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorary police officer
law enforcement role
parish official
appliesTo parish of Jersey
associatedWith parish hall inquiry system
country Jersey NERFINISHED
duty attend incidents in their parish
charge offenders
conduct parish hall inquiries
decide whether to charge a suspect
grant bail in certain cases
maintain public order in the parish
oversee parish-level law enforcement
present cases in the Magistrate’s Court
present cases in the Youth Court
sign charge sheets
support States of Jersey Police when required
electedBy parishioners
electionType public election in the parish
governedBy Honorary Police (Jersey) Law NERFINISHED
historicalOrigin Norman customary law
jurisdiction Jersey NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
Jèrriais NERFINISHED
legalAuthority power to charge offenders
power to conduct parish hall inquiries
power to grant bail in minor cases
power to present cases before the court
legalSystem Jersey legal system
memberOf Honorary Police of Jersey NERFINISHED
partOf Honorary Police of Jersey NERFINISHED
positionInOrganization senior member of the Honorary Police
presentIn each of Jersey’s twelve parishes
rankAbove Constable’s Officer NERFINISHED
Vingtenier NERFINISHED
rankBelow Connétable NERFINISHED
relatedRole Connétable NERFINISHED
Constable’s Officer NERFINISHED
Vingtenier NERFINISHED
remuneration unpaid
voluntary
requires clean criminal record
oath of office
residence in the parish
subdivisionOf Honorary Police of a parish NERFINISHED
termLength 3 years
typeOf community-based policing role
worksWith Magistrate’s Court of Jersey NERFINISHED
States of Jersey Police NERFINISHED
Youth Court of Jersey NERFINISHED

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