§ 9-114. Arrest without warrant

   (a) In general. -- The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any law enforcement officer without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in a court of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.

(b) Hearing. -- When an accused is arrested under subsection (a) of this section:

   (1) the accused must be taken before a judge or District Court commissioner with all practicable speed;

   (2) complaint must be made against the accused under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in § 9-113 of this title; and

   (3) thereafter, the answer of the accused shall be heard as if the accused had been arrested on a warrant.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 2-214; 2001, ch. 10, § 2.