629.343 ALLOWING PROBABLE CAUSE ARRESTS FOR OFFENSES ON SCHOOL
PROPERTY.
Notwithstanding section
629.34, a peace officer, as defined in section
626.84, subdivision
1
, paragraph (c), who is on or off duty within the jurisdiction of the appointing authority or on
duty outside the jurisdiction of the appointing authority pursuant to section
629.40, may arrest a
person without a warrant if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the person within
the preceding four hours has committed a fifth-degree assault, as defined in section
609.224, on
school property, as defined in section
609.66, subdivision 1d. The arrest may be made even
though the crimes were not committed in the presence of the peace officer.
History: 1995 c 55 s 1