Montana Code Annotated 1997

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     46-6-412. Arrest by officer of the United States customs service or immigration and naturalization service. An officer of the United States customs service or immigration and naturalization service may make an arrest without a warrant if the officer is on duty and one or more of the following situations exist:
     (1) A person commits or attempts to commit an offense in the officer's presence.
     (2) The officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing an offense or that the person committed an offense and the circumstances require his immediate arrest.
     (3) The officer believes on reasonable grounds that a warrant for the person's arrest has been issued in this state.
     (4) The officer believes on reasonable grounds that a felony warrant for the person's arrest has been issued in another jurisdiction.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 107, L. 1983.

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