Truancy officers--Power--Authority to apprehend--Supervisory control by secretary

A truancy officer has the powers of a deputy sheriff in the exercise of the officer's duties, and may apprehend without warrant a child of compulsory school age who is absent from the place in which the child is enrolled and required by law to attend, unless the child: (1) Is excused; (2) Has withdrawn from school, pursuant to § 13-27-1.3 ; or (3) Has successfully completed a high school equivalency test, pursuant to §