29-06 Arrest
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States who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit
of a person in order to arrest the person on the ground that the person is believed to have
committed a felony, misdemeanor, or traffic violation in such other state, shall have the same
authority to arrest and hold such person in custody as has any member of any duly organized
state, county, or municipal law enforcement unit of this state to arrest and hold in custody a
person on the ground that the person is believed to have committed a felony, misdemeanor, or
traffic violation in this state.29-06-05.1. Foreign officer providing transportation for law enforcement purposes.Any member of a duly organized state, county, or municipal law enforcement unit of another
state of the United States who enters this state to perform an assigned duty of transporting
persons in legal custody for law enforcement purposes has the same authority to transport
persons in legal custody as any member of any duly organized state, county, or municipal law
enforcement unit of this state if a reciprocal right to transport persons in legal custody is extended
to North Dakota peace officers in the peace officer's state or local jurisdiction.29-06-05.2. Federal law enforcement officer - Authority to make arrests.1."Federal agent" means an employee of the federal bureau of investigation or the
federal drug enforcement administration who is authorized to arrest, with or without a
warrant, any individual for a violation of the United States Code and carry a firearm
in the performance of the employee's duties as a federal law enforcement officer.2.A federal agent has the same authority and immunity as a peace officer in this state
when making an arrest for a nonfederal crime if any of the following exist:a.The federal agent has reasonable grounds to believe that a felony offense was
committed and the individual arrested committed the offense.b.The federal agent is rendering assistance to a peace officer in an emergency or
at the request of the peace officer.c.The federal agent is working as a part of a task force composed of North
Dakota peace officers and federal law enforcement officers.29-06-06. Hearing before local magistrate and order thereon.Page No. 11.If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the
provisions of section 29-06-05, the officer, without unnecessary delay, shall take the
person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made,
who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the
arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful, the magistrate shall
commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an
extradition warrant by the governor of this state, or shall admit the person to bail for
such purpose.If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful, themagistrate shall discharge the person arrested.2.Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 29-30.3 and subsection 1, a person
arrested for a misdemeanor or traffic violation pursuant to section 29-06-05 may
voluntarily return to the foreign state without a hearing before a magistrate.29-06-07. Definition of fresh pursuit. As used in section 29-06-05, the term "freshpursuit" shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a
person who has committed or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony,
misdemeanor, or traffic violation. It also shall include the pursuit of a person suspected of having
committed a supposed felony, misdemeanor, or traffic violation, though no felony, misdemeanor,
or traffic violation has been actually committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a
felony, misdemeanor, or traffic violation has been committed. Fresh pursuit, as the term is used
in this chapter, shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.29-06-08. When arrest made for felony, misdemeanor, or infraction. An arrest for afelony, misdemeanor, or infraction may be made on any day and at any time of the day or night.29-06-09. How arrest made. An arrest is made by an actual restraint of the person ofthe defendant or by the defendant's submission to the custody of the person making the arrest.29-06-10. Restraint in an arrest is limited. A person who is arrested may not besubjected to unnecessary or unreasonable force, nor to any greater restraint than is necessary
for the person's detention.29-06-11. Warrant must be shown. If the person making an arrest is acting under theauthority of a warrant, the person shall inform the defendant to that effect and shall show the
warrant, if required.29-06-12. Officer must obey warrant in making arrest. An officer making an arrest inobedience to a warrant shall proceed with the person arrested as commanded in the warrant, or
as otherwise provided by law.29-06-13. When defendant resists, force necessary may be used to make arrest. If,after notice of intention to arrest the defendant, the defendant either flees or forcibly resists, the
officer may use all necessary means to effect the arrest.29-06-13.1. Resisting peace officer. Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106,