{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-30-301","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-30-301","heading":"Arrest of accused without warrant.","body":"The arrest of a person may also be lawfully made by any peace officer or a private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term of 1 year or more. When arrested under this section, the accused must be taken before a judge or magistrate with all practicable speed and complaint must be made against the accused under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as provided in 46-30-227. After the complaint is made, the accused's answer must be heard as if the accused had been arrested on a warrant.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 30. UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT","Part 3. Procedure for Arresting Accused Without Warrant"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0300/part_0030/section_0010/0460-0300-0030-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:59Z","sha256":"1605ab871e028649c229ee08e1b0e9ba1d39061aa8da978b5d1ea6c192994c24","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-30-229","next":"us-mt/46-30-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}