There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 23A CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 03. (Rule 4.1) Arrest
§23A-3-2 Law enforcement officer's power to arrest without warrant.
SD Codified L § 23A-3-2 (through 2011) What's This?
23A-3-2. Law enforcement officer's power to arrest without warrant. A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person:
(1) For a public offense, other than a petty offense, committed or attempted in his presence; or
(2) Upon probable cause that a felony or Class 1 misdemeanor has been committed and the person arrested committed it, although not in the officer's presence.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1609; SDCL, § 23-22-7; SL 1978, ch 178, § 15; SL 1979, ch 159, § 1.
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