03-10-2014, 03:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-10-2014, 03:44 PM by Director Michael.)
In Torah Law, a "justice officer" functions only as an agent of the court, and not as an independent entity. This means that justice officers are to carry out court-appointed tasks such as:
- deliver summons for court appearances
- bring witnessed, accused or suspected offenders to court for trial
- administer the legally prescribed punishment to a convicted offender
- periodically monitor the compliance of the citizenry with the established laws of commerce (for example, to conduct checks of vendors' measuring scales and measuring vessels, to make sure the sales by weight and volume are being conducted honestly)
- any seizure of personal property by a justice office may rightfully be done only by order of the court, for the purpose of a good and necessary reason in accordance with established righteous laws which are applied fairly (without favoritism or prejudice).
- deliver summons for court appearances
- bring witnessed, accused or suspected offenders to court for trial
- administer the legally prescribed punishment to a convicted offender
- periodically monitor the compliance of the citizenry with the established laws of commerce (for example, to conduct checks of vendors' measuring scales and measuring vessels, to make sure the sales by weight and volume are being conducted honestly)
- any seizure of personal property by a justice office may rightfully be done only by order of the court, for the purpose of a good and necessary reason in accordance with established righteous laws which are applied fairly (without favoritism or prejudice).