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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-81-303

Definition

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Smith v. City of Little Rock (1991)

Most recently applied in 38 Ark. App. 18 - Brown v. State (April 1992)

Acts 1941, No. 19, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-503; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 251.

(1) The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this subchapter shall include: Fresh pursuit as defined by the common law; and

(2) The pursuit of a person: Who has committed a felony or is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony in this state;

(3) Who has committed or attempted to commit any criminal offense in this state in the presence of the arresting law enforcement officer referred to in § 16-81-301; or

(4) For whom the officer holds a warrant of arrest for a criminal offense.

(5) It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony in this state, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for so believing.

(6) Fresh pursuit as used in this subchapter shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.