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629.355 PEACE OFFICER AUTHORITY TO DETAIN PERSON ON CONDITIONAL
RELEASE.
(a) A peace officer may detain a person on conditional release upon probable cause that
the person has violated a condition of release. "Conditional release" has the meaning given in
section 401.01, subdivision 2.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), no person may be detained longer than the period
provided in rule 27.04 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. The detaining peace officer shall
provide a detention report to the agency supervising the person as soon as possible. The detention
by the peace officer may not exceed eight hours without the approval of the supervising agency.
The supervising agency may release the person without commencing revocation proceedings or
commence revocation proceedings under rule 27.04 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(c) A person detained under paragraph (a) who is on supervised release or parole may not
be detained longer than 72 hours. The detaining peace officer shall provide a detention report to
the commissioner of corrections as soon as possible. The detention by the peace officer may not
exceed eight hours without the approval of the commissioner or a designee. The commissioner
may release the person without commencing revocation proceedings or request a hearing before
the hearings and release division.
History: 1998 c 367 art 7 s 12

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