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K.S.A. § 22-2401 (2026)

Arrest by law enforcement officer

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22-2401. Arrest by law enforcement officer. A law enforcement officer may arrest a person under any of the following circumstances:

(a) The officer has a warrant commanding that the person be arrested.

(b) The officer has probable cause to believe that a warrant for the person's arrest has been issued in this state or in another jurisdiction for a felony committed therein.

(c) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed:

(1) A felony; or

(2) a misdemeanor, and the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that:

(A) The person will not be apprehended or evidence of the crime will be irretrievably lost unless the person is immediately arrested;

(B) the person may cause injury to self or others or damage to property unless immediately arrested; or

(C) the person has intentionally inflicted bodily harm to another person.

(d) Any crime, except a traffic infraction or a cigarette or tobacco infraction, has been or is being committed by the person in the officer's view.

History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2401; L. 1984, ch. 127, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 37; L. 1996, ch. 214, § 29; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 100 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: State v. Flummerfelt, 684 P.2d 363 (Kan. 1984).
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State v. Flummerfelt, 684 P.2d 363 (Kan. 1984). · cites it 20× “65-4127a. Prior to trial the defendant moved to suppress the evidence seized as a result of his arrest and under the search warrant.”
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista, 532 U.S. 318 (2001). · cites it 2× “7 (1) (1994) ("[f]or a public offense committed or attempted in the peace officer's presence"); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-2401 (d) (1999 Cum. Supp.”
State v. Parker, 147 P.3d 115 (Kan. 2006). · cites it 6× “K.S.A. 22-2401. The nature of the encounter in this case turns on the distinction between consensual encounters and investigatory detentions.”
State v. King, 274 P.3d 599 (Kan. 2012). · cites it 10× “This case also requires the court to interpret K.S.A. 22-2401. Statutory interpretation is a question of law, and this court’s review is unlimited.”
State v. Hill, 130 P.3d 1 (Kan. 2006). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 22-2401; Ramirez, 278 Kan.”
Gillett v. State, 56 So. 3d 469 (Miss. 2010). · cites it 2× “See Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-2401 (Rev.2007). ¶ 19.”
City of Dodge City v. Norton, 936 P.2d 1356 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 6× “]” Probable Cause for Warrantless Arrest K.S.A. 22-2401 sets forth the statutory requirements for making a warrantless arrest.”
State v. Ramirez, 100 P.3d 94 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 2× “Probable cause exists where the facts and circumstances within the arresting officers' knowledge and of which they had reasonably trustworthy information are sufficient in themselves to warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that an offense has been or is being…”
Sloop v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 290 P.3d 555 (Kan. 2012). · cites it 2× “8-1001(b) requires that the arrest be lawful, we next examine whether Officer Bergerhofer effected a lawful arrest of Sloop at the scene.”
State v. Aikins, 932 P.2d 408 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 22-2401(c)(1). Since the arrest was legal, Aikins’ subsequent statement was not the fruit of an improper arrest, and the trial court properly denied Aikins’ motion to suppress the statement.”
State v. Wakefield, 977 P.2d 941 (Kan. 1999). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-2401(c)(1) provides that a law enforcement officer may arrest a person if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed a felony.”
State v. Lee, 156 P.3d 1284 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 2× “K.S.A.2006 Supp. 22-2401. To distinguish consensual encounters from investigatory detentions, we must determine whether a reasonable person would feel free to go about his or her business and disregard the law enforcement officer.”
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— K.S.A. § 22-2401(1) — 1 case
State v. Parker, 147 P.3d 115 (Kan. 2006). “K.S.A. 22-2401. The nature of the encounter in this case turns on the distinction between consensual encounters and investigatory detentions.”
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(2) — 1 case
State v. Parker, 147 P.3d 115 (Kan. 2006). “K.S.A. 22-2401. The nature of the encounter in this case turns on the distinction between consensual encounters and investigatory detentions.”
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(2)(A) — 1 case
Meinert v. City of Prairie Vill., Kan., 87 F. Supp. 2d 1175 (D. Kan. 2000).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(a) — 4 cases
State v. Moralez, 242 P.3d 223 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Ruden, 774 P.2d 972 (Kan. 1989).
State v. Abbott (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. Moralez, 242 P.3d 223 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(b) — 8 cases
State v. Flummerfelt, 684 P.2d 363 (Kan. 1984). “65-4127a. Prior to trial the defendant moved to suppress the evidence seized as a result of his arrest and under the search warrant.”
State v. Edwards, 179 P.3d 472 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008).
Griffin v. State, 799 P.2d 521 (Kan. Ct. App. 1990).
City of Bonner Springs v. Bey, 694 P.2d 477 (Kan. 1985).
State v. Flummerfelt, 675 P.2d 387 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c) — 10 cases
Sloop v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 290 P.3d 555 (Kan. 2012). “8-1001(b) requires that the arrest be lawful, we next examine whether Officer Bergerhofer effected a lawful arrest of Sloop at the scene.”
State v. Flummerfelt, 684 P.2d 363 (Kan. 1984). “65-4127a. Prior to trial the defendant moved to suppress the evidence seized as a result of his arrest and under the search warrant.”
State v. King, 274 P.3d 599 (Kan. 2012). “This case also requires the court to interpret K.S.A. 22-2401. Statutory interpretation is a question of law, and this court’s review is unlimited.”
State v. Chacon-Bringuez, 18 P.3d 970 (Kan. Ct. App. 2001).
Allen v. Marysville Mut. Ins. Co. (Kan. Ct. App. 2017).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c)(1) — 9 cases
State v. Wakefield, 977 P.2d 941 (Kan. 1999). “K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-2401(c)(1) provides that a law enforcement officer may arrest a person if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed a felony.”
State v. Aikins, 932 P.2d 408 (Kan. 1997). “K.S.A. 22-2401(c)(1). Since the arrest was legal, Aikins’ subsequent statement was not the fruit of an improper arrest, and the trial court properly denied Aikins’ motion to suppress the statement.”
State v. Buckner, 574 P.2d 918 (Kan. 1977).
State v. Overton, 112 P.3d 244 (Kan. 2005).
State v. McClain, 899 P.2d 993 (Kan. 1995).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c)(2) — 8 cases
State v. King, 274 P.3d 599 (Kan. 2012). “This case also requires the court to interpret K.S.A. 22-2401. Statutory interpretation is a question of law, and this court’s review is unlimited.”
Alvarado v. City of Dodge City, 702 P.2d 935 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985).
United States v. Fisher, 241 F. Supp. 2d 1154 (D. Kan. 2002).
State v. Abbott (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. Goodro, 506 P.3d 918 (Kan. 2022).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c)(2)(A) — 9 cases
State v. Dugan, 276 P.3d 819 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Goodro, 506 P.3d 918 (Kan. 2022).
City of Dodge City v. Norton, 936 P.2d 1356 (Kan. 1997). “]” Probable Cause for Warrantless Arrest K.S.A. 22-2401 sets forth the statutory requirements for making a warrantless arrest.”
Campbell v. Kansas Dep't of Revenue, 962 P.2d 1150 (Kan. Ct. App. 1998).
State v. Chacon-Bringuez, 18 P.3d 970 (Kan. Ct. App. 2001).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c)(2)(B) — 1 case
State v. Abbott (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c)(2)(C) — 1 case
State v. Abbott (Kan. Ct. App. 2025).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c)(2)(i) — 2 cases
State v. Latimer, 687 P.2d 648 (Kan. Ct. App. 1984).
State v. Harrington, 585 P.2d 618 (Kan. Ct. App. 1978).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(c)(l) — 12 cases
State v. Oliver, 124 P.3d 493 (Kan. 2005).
State v. Abbott, 83 P.3d 794 (Kan. 2004).
State v. Aikins, 932 P.2d 408 (Kan. 1997). “K.S.A. 22-2401(c)(1). Since the arrest was legal, Aikins’ subsequent statement was not the fruit of an improper arrest, and the trial court properly denied Aikins’ motion to suppress the statement.”
State v. Stewart, 591 P.2d 166 (Kan. 1979).
State v. Strauch, 718 P.2d 613 (Kan. 1986).
— K.S.A. § 22-2401(d) — 13 cases
State v. King, 274 P.3d 599 (Kan. 2012). “This case also requires the court to interpret K.S.A. 22-2401. Statutory interpretation is a question of law, and this court’s review is unlimited.”
State v. Chacon-Bringuez, 18 P.3d 970 (Kan. Ct. App. 2001).
State v. Martin, 544 P.3d 820 (Kan. 2024).
City of Dodge City v. Norton, 936 P.2d 1356 (Kan. 1997). “]” Probable Cause for Warrantless Arrest K.S.A. 22-2401 sets forth the statutory requirements for making a warrantless arrest.”
State v. Cox, 206 P.3d 54 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009).
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