Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant
N.D. Cent. Code § 29-06-17
in effect29-06-17. Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant
When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested
of the officer's authority and the cause of the arrest, unless:
1. The person to be arrested then is engaged in the commission of an offense;
2. Such person is pursued immediately after the commission of an offense or after an
escape;
3. Such person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has opportunity so to inform the
person; or
4. The giving of such information will imperil the arrest.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t29c06.pdf#nameddest=29-06-17Fetched: 10/16/2026