มาตรา 18 — เขตอำนาจสอบสวนตามท้องที่

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In provinces other than Phra Nakhon Province and Thon Buri Province, senior administrative or police officials, assistant district officers, and police officials holding the rank of police sub-lieutenant, or a rank equivalent to police sub-lieutenant, and above shall have the power to conduct an inquiry into a criminal offense which has occurred, or is alleged or believed to have occurred, within their jurisdiction, or where the alleged offender has a residence in, or was arrested within, their jurisdiction. For Phra Nakhon Province and Thon Buri Province, police officials holding the rank of police sub-lieutenant, or a rank equivalent to police sub-lieutenant, and above shall have the power to conduct an inquiry into a criminal offense which has occurred, or is alleged or believed to have occurred, within their jurisdiction, or where the alleged offender has a residence in, or was arrested within, their jurisdiction. Subject to the provisions of Section 19, Section 20, and Section 21, where a criminal offense has occurred within the jurisdiction of any inquiry official, that inquiry official shall ordinarily be responsible for the inquiry into that offense for the purpose of prosecution, except where there is a necessity or for convenience, in which case the inquiry official of the locality where the alleged offender has a residence or was arrested shall be responsible for conducting the inquiry. In any locality where there are several inquiry officials, the conduct of the inquiry shall be under the responsibility of the inquiry official who is the head in that locality, or the person acting in that capacity.

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