Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-2401
Arrest by law enforcement officer
Kansas · Kansas Statutes Annotated Chapter 22 — Criminal Procedure · Status: effective
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- Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-2401, Arrest by law enforcement officer, Kansas, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2538470
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A law enforcement officer may arrest a person under any of the following circumstances:
(a) The officer has a warrant commanding that the person be arrested.
(b) The officer has probable cause to believe that a warrant for the person's arrest has been issued in this state or in another jurisdiction for a felony committed therein.
(c) The officer has probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed:
(1) A felony; or
(2) a misdemeanor, and the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that:
(A) The person will not be apprehended or evidence of the crime will be irretrievably lost unless the person is immediately arrested;
(B) the person may cause injury to self or others or damage to property unless immediately arrested; or
(C) the person has intentionally inflicted bodily harm to another person.
(d) Any crime, except a traffic infraction or a cigarette or tobacco infraction, has been or is being committed by the person in the officer's view.