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2012 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 Criminal Code
13-3831 Definitions

Universal Citation:
AZ Rev Stat § 13-3831 (through 2nd Reg Sess. 50th Leg. 2012)
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13-3831. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "State" includes the District of Columbia.

2. "Close pursuit" does not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay, and includes:

(a) Close pursuit as defined by the common law.

(b) Pursuit of a person who has committed a felony, or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony.

(c) Pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed.

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