9-401. Acquisition of land by city; extent and
notice of city jurisdiction


A. A city or town may purchase, lease or rent land, whether contiguous or
noncontiguous, lying outside its corporate limits, for its purposes and uses, and any
violation of an ordinance of the city or town occurring within the territorial limits of
the land may be punished by the city or town having control thereof to the same extent
and with like effect as if the violation occurred within the corporate limits.


B. At any point at which a public road enters land purchased, leased or rented as
provided by subsection A, the city or town having control thereof shall erect and
maintain a sign, not less than eighteen inches by three feet in size, containing a
warning notice in bold letters that the area being entered is subject to the jurisdiction
of the city or town.