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Utah Code of Criminal Procedure | |
Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit | |
Section 1 | Authority of peace officer of another state. |
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77-9-1. Authority of peace officer of another state. A peace officer of another state or the District of Columbia who enters this state in fresh pursuit and continues in fresh pursuit of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is reasonably believed to have committed a felony in another state, has the same authority to arrest and hold a person in custody as a peace officer of this state. Fresh pursuit does not require instant action, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session |
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