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§ 47-12-245 — Alaska Law | CourtGPT
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§ 47-12-245

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(a) A peace officer may (1) arrest a minor (A) for the commission of an act that subjects the minor to the provisions of this chapter under the same circumstances and in the same manner as would apply to the arrest of an adult for violation of a criminal law of the state or a municipality of the state; (B) if the peace officer reasonably believes the minor is a fugitive from justice; (C) if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the minor has violated a condition of the minor's release or probation; or (D) if the peace officer reasonably believes that the minor has been adjudicated a delinquent and has escaped from an institution or absconded from probation, parole, or the jurisdiction of a court; (2) continue the lawful arrest of a minor that is made by a citizen. (b) A juvenile probation officer may arrest a minor if the juvenile probation officer has probable cause to believe that the minor has violated the minor's conditions of conduct or probation.