Idaho Code
Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 19-701A (2026)

Officer of this state in fresh pursuit of suspected felon. 

✓ text as last checked Oct. 2026 (this copy records no edition or section history)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section IClegislature.idaho.gov Justiaon Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Officer of this state in fresh pursuit of suspected felon. 

Any peace officer of this state in fresh pursuit of a person who is reasonably believed by him to have committed a felony in this state or has committed, or attempted to commit, any criminal offense or traffic infraction in this state in the presence of such officer, or for whom a warrant of arrest is outstanding for a criminal offense, shall have authority to pursue, arrest and hold in custody or cite such person anywhere in this state. All privileges and immunities from liability, exemption from law, ordinances and rules, all pension relief, disability, workmen’s compensation, and other benefits which normally apply to peace officers while they perform their duties in their own jurisdiction shall also apply to them when acting as contemplated above. In addition, this protection shall also be applicable when a peace officer is acting in response to a request for assistance out of his employing jurisdiction. The cost of this protection shall be borne by the individual peace officer’s employing jurisdiction.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1989–2020 · leading case: State v. Bonner, 467 P.3d 452 (Idaho 2020).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
State v. Bonner, 467 P.3d 452 (Idaho 2020). · cites it 2× “Once a police officer leaves the jurisdiction of the city or political subdivision that employs him, the officer is only statutorily authorized to exercise police authority in a narrow set of circumstances, as set forth in Idaho Code sections 19-701A, 50-209, and 67-2337(2).”
State v. Wren, 768 P.2d 1351 (Idaho Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 19-701A. However, this statutory limitation upon the power to cross jurisdictional boundaries does not by implication create any additional restriction upon warrantless home arrests under the Fourth Amendment.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.