Arrest; Appearance of Accused Before Judge.
(a) An officer or private citizen, without a warrant, may lawfully arrest an individual upon reasonable information that the individual stands charged in the courts of
another state with any of the following: (1) A crime punishable by death. (2) A crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. (3) Any crime otherwise punishable as a felony. (b) Following an arrest pursuant to subsection (a), the arrestee must receive a hearing before a district or circuit court judge with all practicable speed. A complaint must be made against him or her under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in Section 15-9-40. Thereafter, his or her answer shall be heard as if he or she had been arrested on a warrant.
History: (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §61; Act 2026-17, §1.)