{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-440.280","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 440.280","heading":"Arrest may be made without warrant -- Conditions -- Procedure.","body":"The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person,\nwithout a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the\ncourts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term ex ceeding\none (1) year, but when so arrested the accused must be taken before a judge with all\npracticable speed and complaint must be made against him under oath setting forth the\nground for the arrest as in the preceding section; and thereafter his answer shall be heard\nas if he had been arrested on a warrant.","path":["KRS Chapter 440"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19247","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:54Z","sha256":"6be87b764070fee3f3c8e474a19c3eb0ab681afc497f2c4f358507aa85e7381c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-440.270","next":"us-ky/krs-440.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}