25.1.9.090 Arrest Without Warrant

(a) Members of the New Mexico State Police, Sheriffs, Tribal Police Officers in commissioned by the State of New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Officers, if in uniform, may arrest without warrant any person:

(1) Present at the scene of a motor vehicle accident;

(2) On a highway when charged with theft of a motor vehicle; or

(3) Charged with crime in another jurisdiction, upon receipt of a message giving the name or a reasonably accurate description of the person wanted, the crime alleged and a statement he is likely to feel the jurisdiction of the state.

(b) To arrest without warrant, the arresting officer must have reasonable grounds, based on personal investigation, which may include information from eyewitnesses, to believe the person arrested has committed a crime.

(c) Law Enforcement Officer of the San Ildefonso Pueblo of Bureau of Indian Affairs, if in uniform, may arrest, if commissioned by the State of New Mexico or detain for appropriate arresting officers, persons who commit the following crimes, except that Indian persons may be arrested without State commission: