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2016 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 625 - 634 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PEACE OFFICERS; PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Chapter 626 — PEACE OFFICERS; SEARCHES; PURSUIT; MANDATORY REPORTING
Section 626.862 — POWERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
MN Stat § 626.862 (2016) What's This?
626.862 POWERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. Except as specifically provided by statute, only a peace officer and part-time peace officer may:
(1) issue a citation in lieu of arrest or continued detention unless specifically authorized by ordinance;
(2) ask a person receiving a citation to give a written promise to appear in court; or
(3) take a person into custody as permitted by section 629.34.
History: 1987 c 334 s 5; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
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