N.D. Cent. Code § 29-06-21

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 29-06-21 - Must inform person of cause of arrest

A private person making an arrest must inform the person to be arrested of the intention to arrest the person, and of the cause of the arrest, unless:

1. The person to be arrested then is engaged in the commission of an offense;

2. Such person is pursued immediately after its commission or after an escape;

3. Such person flees or forcibly resists before the person making the arrest has opportunity to inform the person; or

4. The giving of such information will imperil the arrest.

N.D.C.C. § 29-06-21