Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 12.25.010 (2026)
Persons authorized to arrest
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Sec. 12.25.010. Persons authorized to arrest.
An arrest may be made by a peace officer or by a private person.
An arrest may be made by a peace officer or by a private person.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1981–2006 · leading case: United States v. Cheely, 814 F. Supp. 1430 (D. Alaska 1992).
United States v. Cheely, 814 F. Supp. 1430 (D. Alaska 1992). “" See also AS 12.25.010 et seq. which discusses who can make an arrest under state law.”
State v. Gottschalk, 138 P.3d 1170 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “See In re Hernández, 5 Alaska 421, 433 (D.Alaska. Terr.1915): "[T]he record shows that [the judge] got jurisdiction of the [defendant's] person by having him arrested on [a] warrant and brought before him.”
Grant v. State, 621 P.2d 1338 (Alaska 1981). “The court gave the following instructions: You are instructed that Alaska Statutes Section 12.25.010 provides: An arrest may be made by a peace officer or by a private person.”
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