Arkansas Statutes
§ 16-81-301 — Authority of law enforcement officers
Arkansas § 16-81-301
JurisdictionArkansas
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Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-81-301 (2026).
Text
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 a criminal offense, shall have the authority to arrest and hold in custody such person anywhere in this state.
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Related
Perry v. State
794 S.W.2d 141 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1990)
Henderson v. State
953 S.W.2d 26 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1997)
Reed v. State
957 S.W.2d 174 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1997)
Smith v. City of Little Rock
806 S.W.2d 371 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1991)
Pickering v. State
2012 Ark. 280 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2012)
Brown v. State
827 S.W.2d 174 (Court of Appeals of Arkansas, 1992)
Martinez v. State
98 S.W.3d 827 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2003)
Colston v. State
58 S.W.3d 375 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2001)
Opinion No.
(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 1991)
Legislative History
Acts 1941, No. 19, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-501; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 250.
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Court security grant program§ 16-10-103
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