(a) A peace officer may

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.12.245

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • court: means the superior court of the state. See Alaska Statutes 47.12.990
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • juvenile probation officer: means an officer described in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.12.990
  • minor: as used in this chapter includes a person described in this section. See Alaska Statutes 47.12.022
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • peace officer: has the meaning given in Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 47.12.990
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) arrest a minor

(A) for the commission of an act that subjects the minor to the provisions of this chapter under the same circumstances and in the same manner as would apply to the arrest of an adult for violation of a criminal law of the state or a municipality of the state;
(B) if the peace officer reasonably believes the minor is a fugitive from justice;
(C) if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the minor has violated a condition of the minor’s release or probation; or
(D) if the peace officer reasonably believes that the minor has been adjudicated a delinquent and has escaped from an institution or absconded from probation, parole, or the jurisdiction of a court;
(2) continue the lawful arrest of a minor that is made by a citizen.
(b) A juvenile probation officer may arrest a minor if the juvenile probation officer has probable cause to believe that the minor has violated the minor’s conditions of conduct or probation.
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