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Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

Article 19 – Arrest, Search, and Seizure

Revised December 16, 2014

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52050.6 Formalities in Making Arrest; Exceptions

  • The officer making the arrest shall inform the person being arrested of:

    • The intention to arrest.

    • The cause for the arrest.

    • The authority to make the arrest, except when the officer effecting the arrest reasonably suspects that the person to be arrested is actually engaged in the commission of a crime, or the person to be arrested is pursued immediately after its commission, or after an escape.

  • The requirement that the officer inform the person to be arrested of the authority to arrest shall be deemed satisfied when the officer is in full uniform and is clearly visible to the arrestee.