Minnesota § 626.69 FRESH PURSUIT

Minnesota Statutes

§ 626.69 — FRESH PURSUIT

Minnesota § 626.69

PartCRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PEACE OFFICERS; PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS

Ch. 626PEACE OFFICERS; SEARCHES; PURSUIT; MANDATORY REPORTING

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Minn. Stat. § 626.69 (2026).

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The term "fresh pursuit," as used in sections626.65to626.69, includes 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 include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit, as used therein, shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.

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The term "fresh pursuit," as used in sections626.65to626.69, includes 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 include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit, as used therein, shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.