§ 11.301 Arrests.

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Title 25 CFR: Indians › Chapter I: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › Part 11: COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE › Subpart C: Criminal Procedure › § 11.301: § 11.301 Arrests.

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(a) Arrest is the taking of a person into police custody in order that he or she may be held to answer for a criminal offense.

(b) No law enforcement officer shall arrest any person for a criminal offense except when:

(1) The officer shall have a warrant signed by a magistrate commanding the arrest of such person, or the officer knows for a certainty that such a warrant has been issued; or

(2) The offense shall occur in the presence of the arresting officer; or

(3) The officer shall have probable cause to believe that the person arrested has committed an offense.

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