Sec 13-3831. Definitions  


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  • In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

    1. "State" includes the District of Columbia.

    2. "Close pursuit" does not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay, and includes:

    (a) Close pursuit as defined by the common law.

    (b) Pursuit of a person who has committed a felony, or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony.

    (c) Pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed.