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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Centenier | 0 |
Statements (50)
| 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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