§ 16-81-301. Authority of law enforcement officers
Any law enforcement officer of this state in fresh pursuit of a person who is reasonably believed to have committed a felony in this state or has committed or attempted to commit any criminal offense in this state in the presence of the officer, or for whom the officer holds a warrant of arrest for […]
§ 16-81-104. Warrant of arrest generally
(a) (1) (A) A warrant of arrest may be issued by any circuit court judge, district court judge, or magistrate. (B) A warrant of arrest may be executed by any law enforcement officer. (2) It is the duty of a circuit court judge, district court judge, or magistrate to issue a warrant for the arrest […]
§ 16-81-302. Disposition of prisoner
If such an arrest is made in obedience to a warrant, the disposition of the prisoner shall be as in other cases of arrest under a warrant; if the arrest is without a warrant, the prisoner shall without unnecessary delay be taken before a judge or magistrate of the county wherein such an arrest was […]
§ 16-81-105. Execution of summons and service of process
Any law enforcement officer to whom any criminal summons or warrant of arrest is directed may serve or execute it in any county in the state.
§ 16-81-303. Definition
(a) (1) The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this subchapter shall include: (A) Fresh pursuit as defined by the common law; and (B) The pursuit of a person: (i) Who has committed a felony or is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony in this state; (ii) Who has committed or attempted to commit […]
§ 16-81-106. Authority to arrest — Definition
(a) An arrest may be made by a certified law enforcement officer or by a private person. (b) A certified law enforcement officer may make an arrest: (1) In obedience to a warrant of arrest delivered to him or her; and (2) (A) Without a warrant, where a public offense is committed in his or […]
§ 16-81-304. Construction of act
Section 16-81-301 shall not make unlawful an arrest which would otherwise be lawful.
§ 16-81-107. Procedures of arrest
(a) An arrest is made by placing the person of the defendant in restraint or by his or her submitting to the custody of the person making the arrest. (b) No unnecessary force or violence shall be used in making the arrest. (c) To make an arrest, a law enforcement officer may break open the […]
§ 16-81-108. Arrest on certain private property permitted
State and local police are authorized to enter upon the parking areas of private business establishments and to discover, investigate, and effect the arrest of persons thereon violating any state or local law to the same extent as if the person or persons were upon the public streets or highways.
§ 16-81-109. Bail
(a) (1) When any sheriff or other law enforcement officer makes an arrest, he or she is authorized to take and to approve bail in the manner provided by law wherever he or she makes the arrest. (2) If the offense charged is a misdemeanor, the person arrested may immediately give bail for appearing on […]