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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