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Utah Code § 77-9-1: Authority of peace officer of another state.

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  1. Title 77 Criminal Procedure
  2. Chapter 77-9 Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit

A peace officer of another state or the District of Columbia who enters this state in fresh pursuit and continues in fresh pursuit of a person in order to make an arrest on the ground that the person is reasonably believed to have committed a felony in another state, has the same authority to arrest and hold a person in custody as a peace officer of this state. Fresh pursuit does not require instant action, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.

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