North Dakota § 29-06-17 Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant

North Dakota Statutes

§ 29-06-17 — Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant

North Dakota § 29-06-17

Title 29Judicial Procedure, Criminal

Ch. 29-06Arrest

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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-06-17 (2026).

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When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested of the officer's authority and the cause of the arrest, unless:

1.The person to be arrested then is engaged in the commission of an offense;

2.Such person is pursued immediately after the commission of an offense or after an escape;

3.Such person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has opportunity so to inform the person; or

4.The giving of such information will imperil the arrest.

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When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested
of the officer's authority and the cause of the arrest, unless:
1. The person to be arrested then is engaged in the commission of an offense;
2. Such person is pursued immediately after the commission of an offense or after an
escape;
3. Such person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has opportunity so to inform the
person; or
4. The giving of such information will imperil the arrest.