Colorado § 16-19-115 Arrest without warrant

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-19-115 — Arrest without warrant

Colorado·Title 16 Criminal·Art. Fugitives and Extradition

Except in cases arising pursuant to
section 16-19-107 (2), the arrest of a person may be lawfully made by any peace
officer or a private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the
accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. The accused must be taken before a
judge with all practicable speed, and a complaint must be made against the person
under oath setting forth the grounds for arrest as in section 16-19-114; and
thereafter the accused's answer must be heard as if the accused had been arrested
on a warrant.

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Except in cases arising pursuant to
section 16-19-107 (2), the arrest of a person may be lawfully made by any peace
officer or a private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the
accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. The accused must be taken before a
judge with all practicable speed, and a complaint must be made against the person
under oath setting forth the grounds for arrest as in section 16-19-114; and
thereafter the accused's answer must be heard as if the accused had been arrested
on a warrant.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 53: p. 318, � 14. CSA: C. 72, � 59. CRS 53: � 60-1-14. C.R.S. 1963: � 60-1-14. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (SB 25-129), ch. 96, p. 438, � 5, effective April 24.