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KSA 022-024-0007 – Assisting law enforcement officer | Kansas Law

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KSA 022-024-0007 – Assisting law enforcement officer

Kansas Statutes Annotated § KSA 022-024-0007

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22-2407.Assisting law enforcement officer.(1) A law enforcement officer making an arrest may command the assistance of any person who may be in the vicinity. (2) A person commanded to assist a law enforcement officer shall have the same authority to arrest as the officer who commands his assistance. (3) A person commanded to assist a law enforcement officer in making an arrest shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any reasonable conduct in aid of the officer or any acts expressly direc

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