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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 140.25 — Arrest without a warrant; by peace officer
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 140: Arrest Without a Warrant, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 140.25
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
140.25 Arrest without a warrant; by peace officer.
1. A peace officer, acting pursuant to his special duties, may arrest
a person for:
(a) Any offense when he has reasonable cause to believe that such
person has committed such offense in his presence; and
(b) A crime when he has reasonable cause to believe that such person
has committed such crime, whether in his presence or otherwise.
2. A peace officer acts "pursuant to his special duties" in making an
arrest only when the arrest is for:
(a) An offense defined by a statute which such peace officer, by
reason of the specialized nature of his particular employment or by
express provision of law, is required or authorized to enforce; or
(b) An offense committed or reasonably believed by him to have been
committed in such manner or place as to render arrest of the offender by
such peace officer under the particular circumstances an integral part
of his specialized duties.
3. A peace officer, whether or not he is acting pursuant to his
special duties, may arrest a person for an offense committed or believed
by him to have been committed within the geographical area of such peace
officer's employment, as follows:
(a) He may arrest such person for any offense when such person has in
fact committed such offense in his presence; and
(b) He may arrest such person for a felony when he has reasonable
cause to believe that such person has committed such felony, whether in
his presence or otherwise.
4. A peace officer, when outside the geographical area of his
employment, may, anywhere in the state, arrest a person for a felony
when he has reasonable cause to believe that such person has there
committed such felony in his presence, provided that such arrest is made
during or immediately after the allegedly criminal conduct or during the
alleged perpetrator's immediate flight therefrom.
5. For the purposes of this section, the "geographical area of
employment" of a peace officer is as follows:
(a) The "geographical area of employment" of any peace officer
employed as such by any agency of the state consists of the entire
state;
(b) The "geographical area of employment" of any peace officer
employed as such by an agency of a county, city, town or village
consists of (i) such county, city, town or village, as the case may be,
and (ii) any other place where he is, at a particular time, acting in
the course of his particular duties or employment;
(c) The "geographical area of employment" of any peace officer
employed as such by any private organization consists of any place in
the state where he is, at a particular time, acting in the course of his
particular duties or employment.
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