Colorado § 16-3-106 Peace officer may pursue offender

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-3-106 — Peace officer may pursue offender

Colorado § 16-3-106

Title 16Criminal

Art.Arrest - Searches and Seizures

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-3-106 (2026).

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When any peace officer is in
fresh pursuit of any alleged offender, having a warrant for his arrest or having
knowledge that such warrant has been issued, or, in the absence of an arrest
warrant, when the offense was committed in the officer's presence or the officer
has reasonable grounds to believe that the alleged offender has committed a
criminal offense, and the alleged offender crosses a boundary line marking the
territorial limit of his authority, such peace officer may pursue him beyond such
boundary line and make the arrest, issue a summons and complaint, or issue a
notice of penalty assessment.

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When any peace officer is in
fresh pursuit of any alleged offender, having a warrant for his arrest or having
knowledge that such warrant has been issued, or, in the absence of an arrest
warrant, when the offense was committed in the officer's presence or the officer
has reasonable grounds to believe that the alleged offender has committed a
criminal offense, and the alleged offender crosses a boundary line marking the
territorial limit of his authority, such peace officer may pursue him beyond such
boundary line and make the arrest, issue a summons and complaint, or issue a
notice of penalty assessment.