Missouri · Missouri Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 544–548)
Mo. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 544.157: Law enforcement officers, conservation agents, capitol police, college or university police officers, and park rangers, arrest powers
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines the arrest authority of various law enforcement officers in fresh pursuit of persons who have committed crimes, and establishes procedures for handling arrested persons.
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