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626.71 FRESH PURSUIT IN NONFELONY SITUATIONS.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) "Fresh pursuit" means fresh pursuit as defined by the common law and includes the
pursuit of a person who has committed or is reasonably believed to have committed a violation in
the presence of the peace officer. Fresh pursuit does not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but
pursuit without unreasonable delay;
(2) "Peace officer" means a member of a duly organized state, county, or municipal law
enforcement unit; and
(3) "Violation" includes gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors, and traffic violations.
Subd. 2. Fresh pursuit authority. A peace officer of another state who enters this state
while on duty and in fresh pursuit, and who continues in fresh pursuit, of a person in order to
arrest the person for a violation committed in the peace officer's presence, has the same authority
to arrest and hold the person in custody as has any peace officer of this state if reciprocal fresh
pursuit authority for that type of violation is extended to Minnesota peace officers by the pursuing
officer's state.
History: 1990 c 449 s 2
Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) "Fresh pursuit" means fresh pursuit as defined by the common law and includes the
pursuit of a person who has committed or is reasonably believed to have committed a violation in
the presence of the peace officer. Fresh pursuit does not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but
pursuit without unreasonable delay;
(2) "Peace officer" means a member of a duly organized state, county, or municipal law
enforcement unit; and
(3) "Violation" includes gross misdemeanors, misdemeanors, and traffic violations.
Subd. 2. Fresh pursuit authority. A peace officer of another state who enters this state
while on duty and in fresh pursuit, and who continues in fresh pursuit, of a person in order to
arrest the person for a violation committed in the peace officer's presence, has the same authority
to arrest and hold the person in custody as has any peace officer of this state if reciprocal fresh
pursuit authority for that type of violation is extended to Minnesota peace officers by the pursuing
officer's state.
History: 1990 c 449 s 2
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