Alaska Statutes 12.70.080 – Authority of arresting officer to command assistance
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 12.70.080
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Every officer or other person empowered to make the arrest has the same authority in arresting the accused to command assistance therein as peace officers have by law in the execution of a criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.