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HB 517 Warrantless arrest; certain cases.

Introduced by: R. Steven Landes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Warrantless arrest; certain cases. Allows a law-enforcement officer to make warrantless arrests for misdemeanors not committed in the officer's presence involving (i) reckless handling of a firearm; (ii) trespass on property where hunting, trapping, or fishing has been prohibited; or (iii) killing deer by use of certain lights when any such arrest is based on probable cause upon personal investigation.


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