<section number="77-7-2"><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2011GS">18</modchap>, 2011 General Session</history><modyear>2011</modyear><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2011GS">21</modchap>, 2011 General Session</history><modyear>2011</modyear></histories><catchline>Arrest by peace officers.</catchline><tab/>A peace officer may make an arrest under authority of a warrant or may, without warrant, arrest a person:<subsection number="77-7-2(1)"><subsection number="77-7-2(1)(a)">
for any public offense committed or attempted in the presence of any peace officer; and</subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(1)(b)">
as used in this Subsection <xref depth="4" refid="C77-7-S2_1800010118000101" refnumber="77-7-2(1)" start="0">(1)</xref>, "presence" includes all of the physical senses or any device that enhances the acuity, sensitivity, or range of any physical sense, or records the observations of any of the physical senses;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(2)">
when the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe a felony or a class A misdemeanor has been committed and has reasonable cause to believe that the person arrested has committed it;</subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(3)">
when the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe the person has committed a public offense, and there is reasonable cause for believing the person may:
<subsection number="77-7-2(3)(a)">
flee or conceal himself to avoid arrest;</subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(3)(b)">
destroy or conceal evidence of the commission of the offense; or</subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(3)(c)">
injure another person or damage property belonging to another person;</subsection></subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(4)">
when the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe the person has committed the offense of failure to disclose identity under Section <xref depth="3" refid="C76-8-S301.5_1800010118000101" refnumber="76-8-301.5" start="0">76-8-301.5</xref>; or</subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(5)">
when the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person is an alien:
<subsection number="77-7-2(5)(a)">
subject to a civil removal order issued by an immigration judge;</subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(5)(b)">
regarding whom a civil detainer warrant has been issued by the federal Department of Homeland Security; or</subsection><subsection number="77-7-2(5)(c)">
who has been charged or convicted in another state with one or more aggravated felonies as defined by 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(43).</subsection></subsection></section>