Federal Officers Making Arrests for Nonfederal Offenses

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A sworn federal law enforcement officer, who in official capacity is authorized by law to make arrests, shall, when making an arrest in this state for a nonfederal offense, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer if the arrest is made under the following circumstances:

  1. The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence;
  2. The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing such a misdemeanor in the officer's presence; or
  3. The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer.


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