S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-3-25

Authority of federal law enforcement officer

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 23A-3-1 to 23A-3-9 (38 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Quevedo (2014)

Most recently applied in State v. Quevedo (February 2014)

Source: SL 1994, ch 175, § 2.

Any federal law enforcement officer holds the same authority as a state or local law enforcement officer in this state when making an arrest for a nonfederal crime under any of the following circumstances:

(1) The officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a state felony has been committed and that the person arrested committed such felony;

(2) The officer is rendering assistance to a state or local law enforcement officer in an emergency or at the request of the state or local law enforcement officer; or

(3) The officer is participating in a task force composed of state or local law enforcement officers and federal law enforcement officers.

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