{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-903","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 23-903","heading":"“Fresh pursuit” defined.","body":"For purposes of this chapter, the term “fresh pursuit” shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or one who the pursuing officer has reasonable grounds to believe has committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person who the pursuing officer has reasonable grounds to believe has committed a felony, although no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Such term shall not necessarily imply an instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.","path":["Title 23. Criminal Procedure. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Fresh Pursuit."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/23-903","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"637679ea1b557f59eb6a8c2e82c5c566161234da343a5759d384a478f19c984a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-902","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-1101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}