§ 40-20-05 — Chief of police and police officers - Powers and duties - Hot pursuit

1. The chief of police shall perform duties prescribed by the governing body for the
preservation of the peace. The chief of police may administer oaths to police officers
under the chief's supervision. Within the city limits, and for a distance of one and
one-half miles [2.41 kilometers] in all directions outside the city limits, the police
officers of the city shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of peace officers
as defined and prescribed by the laws of this state.
2. A police officer in "hot pursuit" may continue beyond the one and one-half mile [2.41
kilometers] limit to make an arrest, in obedience to a warrant or without a warrant
under the conditions of section 29-06-15, if obtaining the aid of peace officers having
jurisdiction beyond that limit would cause a delay permitting escape. As used in this
subsection, "hot pursuit" means the immediate pursuit of an individual endeavoring to

avoid arrest. The jurisdiction limits in subsection 1 do not apply to a police officer
acting pursuant to a joint powers agreement with another jurisdiction.
3. Police officers shall serve and execute any warrant, writ, process, order, or notice
issued by a municipal judge within the city in any civil or criminal action or proceeding
for or on account of a violation of any city ordinance or in any action or proceeding in
which the city is a party or is interested beneficially. The police, within the limits
prescribed in this section, may serve and execute all writs and process issued by
justices in civil actions. In addition to the duties set out in this section, the police shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or statute.
4. A police officer maintains the powers under this section throughout the entire state
during a transport or detention under section 29-06-05.3.