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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

"(b) A warrant or summons issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an offense punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine only, or hj such imprisonment and a fine, may be served in any place in the District of Columbia but may not be executed more than one year after the date of issuance. "(c) A person arrested outside the District of Columbia on a warrant issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be taken before a judge, commissioner, or magistrate, and held to answer in the Superior Court pursuant to the Federal Eules of Criminal Procedure as if the warrant had been issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. " (d) When an application alleges that (1) an act which would constitute a felony if committed by an adult has been committed by a child, (2) the child may not with due diligence be found within the District of Columbia, and (3) if the District of Columbia is a party to article X VII of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, the child is not known to be in a jurisdiction which is a party to such article, a juvenile officer may secure a warrant for the arrest of the child as if he were an adult. When the child is brought before the issuing court or officer pursuant to the warrant he shall be ordered transferred to the Family Division of the Superior Court pursuant to section 16-2302. If the child is found in a jurisdiction which is a party to such article and if the District of Columbia is a party to such article, he shall be returned as provided in that article and the warrant shall be null and void.

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"SUBCHAPTER V—ARREST W I T H O U T WARRANT "§23-581. A r r e s t s without warrant by law enforcement officers " (a)(1) A law enforcement officer may arrest, without a warrant having previously been issued therefor— " (A) a person whom he has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a felony; " (B) a person whom he has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing an offense in his presence; " (C) a person whom he has probable cause to believe has committed or is about to commit any offense listed in paragraph (2) and, unless immediately arrested, may not be apprehended, may cause injury to others, or may tamper with, dispose of, or destroy evidence. "(2) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) are the following: " (A) The following offenses specified in the Act entitled 'An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia', approved March 3, 1901, and listed in the following table: "Offense: Specified in— Assault section 806 (D.O. Code, sec. 22-504). Petit larceny section 827 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-2202). Receiving stolen goods section 829 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-2205). Unlawful entry section 824 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-3102). " (B) Attempts to commit the following offenses specified in such Act and listed in the following table: "Offense: Specified in— Burglary section 823 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-1801). Grand larceny section 826 (D.C. Code, sec. 22-2201). Unauthorized use of vehicles section 826b (D.C. Code, sec. 22-2204). "(b) A law enforcement officer may, even if his jurisdiction does not extend beyond the District of Columbia, continue beyond the District, if necessary, a pursuit commenced within the District of a person

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