California Penal Code 852.2 – Any peace officer of another State, who enters this State in fresh …
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Any peace officer of another State, who enters this State in fresh pursuit, and continues within this State in fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he has committed a felony in the other State, has the same authority to arrest and hold the person in custody, as peace officers of this State have to arrest and hold a person in custody on the ground that he has committed a felony in this State.
(Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 301.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 852.2
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Fresh Pursuit: includes close pursuit and hot pursuit. See California Penal Code 852.1
- Peace officer: means any peace officer or member of any duly organized State, county, or municipal peace unit or police force of another State. See California Penal Code 852.1
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- State: means any State of the United States and the District of Columbia. See California Penal Code 852.1