A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant, whether or not the offense is committed in the presence of the officer, when the officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed the crime of operating a motor vehicle, an aircraft, or a watercraft in violation of AS 28.35.030 or a similar city or borough ordinance, if the violation is alleged to have occurred less than eight hours before the time of arrest.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 25. Arrests and Citations
Sec. 12.25.010. Persons authorized to arrest.
Sec. 12.25.020. Judge or magistrate may order arrest.
Sec. 12.25.030. Grounds for arrest by private person or peace officer without warrant.
Sec. 12.25.031. Alternative to arrest.
Sec. 12.25.035. Arrest without warrant by state trooper when judicial officer is unavailable.
Sec. 12.25.040. Taking before judge or magistrate person arrested by bystander.
Sec. 12.25.050. Method of making arrest.
Sec. 12.25.060. Method of arrest by officer without warrant.
Sec. 12.25.070. Limitation on restraint in arrest.
Sec. 12.25.090. Peace officer's authority to summon aid to make arrest.
Sec. 12.25.100. Breaking into building or vessel to effect arrest.
Sec. 12.25.110. Breaking open building or vessel to liberate.
Sec. 12.25.120. Retaking escaped prisoner.
Sec. 12.25.140. Property taken from defendant on arrest.