Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 61-8-703 - Arrest without warrant in radar cases(1) The driver of a motor vehicle may be arrested without a warrant under this section if the arresting officer is in uniform or displays the officer's badge of authority and has either: (a) observed the recording of the speed of the vehicle by radio microwaves or other electrical device; or(b) received, from the officer who has observed the speed of the vehicle recorded by the radio microwaves or other electrical device, a radio message giving the license number or other sufficient identification of the vehicle and the recorded speed, dispatched immediately after the speed of the vehicle was recorded.(2) The arrest without a warrant of any driver must be made immediately after the observation or radio message and as the result of uninterrupted pursuit.En. Sec. 2, Ch. 120, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2150.2; amd. Sec. 1965, Ch. 56, L. 2009.