29-06-17. Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant

29-06-17. Officer shall state authority when arresting without warrant When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested of the officer's authority and the cause of the arrest, unless: 1. The person to be arrested then is engaged in the commission of an offense; 2. Such person is pursued immediately after the commission of an offense or after an escape; 3. Such person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has opportunity so to inform the person; or 4. The giving of such information will imperil the arrest.