2017 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 544 Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail
Section 544.218 Arrest without warrant, lawful, when.

Universal Citation: MO Rev Stat § 544.218 (2017)

Effective 01 Jan 2017, see footnote

Title XXXVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Chapter 544

544.218. Arrest without warrant, lawful, when. — An arrest without a warrant by a law enforcement officer, including a uniformed member of the state highway patrol, for a violation of section 577.010 or 577.012 is lawful whenever the arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has violated the section, whether or not the violation occurred in the presence of the arresting officer.

(L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1169 & 1271 merged with S.B. 722, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1695, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Transferred 2014; formerly 577.039; Effective 1-01-17

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