Arizona Laws 13-3832. Authority of peace officer entering state in close pursuit
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A member of a duly organized state, county or municipal law enforcement agency of another state who enters this state in close pursuit, and continues within this state in close pursuit of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in such other state, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold the person in custody as has a member of any duly organized state, county or municipal law enforcement agency of this state to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in this state.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3832
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Felony: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- State: includes the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 13-3831