Arrest without warrant

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    (a)    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)    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.


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