Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 12.25.060 (2026)
Method of arrest by officer without warrant
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Sec. 12.25.060. Method of arrest by officer without warrant.
When making an arrest without a warrant, the peace officer shall inform the person to be arrested of the officer's authority and the cause of the arrest, unless the person to be arrested is then engaged in the commission of a crime, or is pursued immediately after its commission or after an escape.
When making an arrest without a warrant, the peace officer shall inform the person to be arrested of the officer's authority and the cause of the arrest, unless the person to be arrested is then engaged in the commission of a crime, or is pursued immediately after its commission or after an escape.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Shorty v. State, 214 P.3d 374 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009).
Shorty v. State, 214 P.3d 374 (Alaska Ct. App. 2009). “Shorty's Claim that His Arrest was Illegal Because the Officers Failed to Announce the Cause for His Arrest Shorty argues we should find that his arrest was illegal because the officers failed to inform him of the "cause of the arrest" as required by AS 12.25.060. But Shorty did…”
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