Indiana § 35-33-3-5 - "Fresh pursuit" defined
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§ 35-33-3-5. "Fresh pursuit" defined
Sec. 5. The term "fresh pursuit" as used in this chapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who reasonably is suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony actually has been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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