The arrest of a person may be lawfully made by any peace officer or a private person, without a warrant, upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year, but when so arrested the accused shall be taken before a judge or justice of the peace with all practicable speed and complaint shall be made against the accused under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in § 2513 of this title, and thereafter the accused's answer shall be heard as if the accused had been arrested on a warrant.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 25. EXTRADITION AND DETAINERS
Subchapter I. Extradition; Uniform Criminal Extradition Law
§ 2502. Fugitives from justice; duty of Governor.
§ 2504. Investigation by Governor.
§ 2505. Persons imprisoned or awaiting trial; involuntary departure.
§ 2506. Persons absent at time of commission of crime.
§ 2507. Governor's warrant of arrest; issuance.
§ 2509. Authority of arresting officer to command assistance.
§ 2510. Rights of accused; habeas corpus.
§ 2511. Denial of rights of accused; penalty.
§ 2513. Arrest prior to requisition.
§ 2514. Arrest without warrant.
§ 2515. Commitment awaiting requisition; bail.
§ 2516. Admission to bail; conditions of bond.
§ 2517. Extension of time of commitment.
§ 2519. Persons under criminal prosecution.
§ 2520. Inquiry into guilt of accused.
§ 2521. Recall of warrant; issuance of alias.
§ 2522. Warrant to receive fugitive from State.
§ 2523. Application for issuance of requisition.
§ 2525. Immunity from process in civil actions.
§ 2526. Waiver of requisition.
§ 2527. Preservation of rights of State.