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§ 2-305. Authority of officers of other states to arrest in State

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Procedure

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Law Enforcement Procedures; Arrest Process (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Fresh Pursuit (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 2-305
§ 2-305. Authority of officers of other states to arrest in State
Currentness
In general
(a) A member of a state, county, or municipal law enforcement unit of another state who enters this State in fresh pursuit and continues within this State in fresh pursuit of a person to arrest the person on the ground that the person is believed to have committed a felony in the other state has the same authority to arrest and hold the person in custody as has a member of a duly organized State, county, or municipal corporation law enforcement unit of this State to arrest and hold a person in custody on the ground that the person is believed to have committed a felony in this State.
Lawful arrests not made unlawful by section
(b) This section does not make unlawful an arrest in this State that would otherwise be lawful.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 595, 597.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 2-305, MD CRIM PROC § 2-305
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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