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Idaho Code § 19-701 (2026)

Officer of another state entering state in fresh pursuit of suspected felon. 

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Officer of another state entering state in fresh pursuit of suspected felon. 

Any member of a duly organized state, county, or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in such other state, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold such person in custody, as has any member of any duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this state, to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in this state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2019 · leading case: Athay v. Stacey, 128 P.3d 897 (Idaho 2005).
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Athay v. Stacey, 128 P.3d 897 (Idaho 2005). · cites it 2× “Adding such vehicles to the statute would be consistent with the provisions of Idaho Code § 19-701 , which grants out-of-state law enforcement officers authority to arrest when they enter this state in fresh pursuit of a fleeing felon.”
Athay v. Stacey, 196 P.3d 325 (Idaho 2008). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 19-701. He did not need permission from Bear Lake County authorities to pursue and arrest Ervin.”
State v. Ruhter, 688 P.2d 1187 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 19-701. The pursuit and detention of Ruhter by Officer Stamey was legal, as Nevada *284 also treats driving while intoxicated as a felony for the purpose of arrest.”
City of Clarkston v. Stone, 820 P.2d 518 (Wash. Ct. App. 1991). “Idaho Code § 19-701 (1987) provides: Any member of a duly organized state, county, or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on…”
Byerly v. Idaho Bd. of Corr. (D. Idaho 2019). · cites it 2× “If Plaintiff is allowed to proceed on a federal claim in a second amended complaint, and if that amendment states a plausible state law claim, the Court will reconsider the issue of supplemental 1 See Idaho Code §§ 19-701 to 19-1711 (fresh pursuit, examination of case and…”
In re the License Suspension of Richie, 113 P.3d 1045 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “l peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in such other state, shall have the…”
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