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N.D. Cent. Code § 29-06-17

Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant

When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested of the officer's authority and the cause of the arrest, unless:

1. The person to be arrested then is engaged in the commission of an offense;

2. Such person is pursued immediately after the commission of an offense or after an escape;

3. Such person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has opportunity so to inform the person; or 4. The giving of such information will imperil the arrest.

Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.