{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-3-2","heading":"Law enforcement officer's power to arrest without warrant.","body":"A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person:\n(1) For a public offense, other than a petty offense, committed or attempted in his presence; or\n(2) Upon probable cause that a felony or Class 1 misdemeanor has been committed and the person arrested committed it, although not in the officer's presence.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.1609; SDCL, § 23-22-7; SL 1978, ch 178, § 15; SL 1979, ch 159, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-3. (RULE 4.1) ARREST"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-3-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"2de7fbc7cd00f7212d6206a942b329e25beda5d70f8cf1e7eef3e4af41664b5f","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-3-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-3-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}