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Section 23A-3-12 – Taking before magistrate of person arrested by officer of another state–Commitment to await extradition–Discharge if arrest unlawful.

23A-3-12. Taking before magistrate of person arrested by officer of another state–Commitment to await extradition–Discharge if arrest unlawful. If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of §23A-3-9 or 23A-3-10, the officer shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of […]

Section 23A-3-13 – District of Columbia treated as state.

23A-3-13. District of Columbia treated as state. For the purposes of §§23A-3-9 to 23A-3-15, inclusive, the word “state” shall include the District of Columbia. Source: SL 1939, ch 139, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §34.16B04; SDCL, §23-23-3; SL 1978, ch 178, §26.

Section 23A-3-14 – Definition of fresh pursuit for interstate felony arrest.

23A-3-14. Definition of fresh pursuit for interstate felony arrest. The term “fresh pursuit” as used in §§23A-3-10 to 23A-3-14, inclusive, shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also […]

Section 23A-3-16 – Arrest for misdemeanor on intrastate fresh pursuit.

23A-3-16. Arrest for misdemeanor on intrastate fresh pursuit. Any law enforcement officer of this state in fresh pursuit of a person who has committed a misdemeanor in the presence of the law enforcement officer shall have authority to arrest and hold in custody such person anywhere in this state. This section shall not make unlawful […]

Section 23A-3-17 – Arrest for felony on intrastate fresh pursuit.

23A-3-17. Arrest for felony on intrastate fresh pursuit. Any law enforcement officer of this state in fresh pursuit of a person who is reasonably believed by him to have committed a felony in this state shall have the authority to arrest and hold in custody such person anywhere in this state. This section shall not […]

Section 23A-3-18 – Disposition of prisoner taken on intrastate fresh pursuit.

23A-3-18. Disposition of prisoner taken on intrastate fresh pursuit. If an arrest under §23A-3-17 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 magistrate […]