For an illustrative
discussion of warrantless arrest law in one state, see Comment, Batterers
Beware: West Virginia Responds to Domestic Violence With the Probable Cause
Warrantless Arrest Statute, 97 W. Va. L. Rev. 181 (1994).
The 21 state laws providing only discretionary arrest authority include Ala.
Code § 15-10-3; Del. Code Ann. tit. 11 § 1904; Ga. Code Ann. § 17-4-20.1;
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 709-906; Idaho Code § 19-603; 725 ILSC 5/107-2; Ind. Code
Ann. § 35-33-1-1; Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 431.005 (2); Md. Ann. Code art. 27 §
594B (d); Minn. Stat. Ann. § 629.341; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 455.085.1; Neb. Rev.
Stat. § 29-404.02 (3); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 173-B:9, 594:10; N.M. Stat.
Ann. § 31-1-7; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-401 (b), (b)(2))(d); Okla. Stat. tit. 22
§ 40.3 (B); 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 2711; Tex.Crim. Proc. Code Ann. § 14.03
(a)(4); Vt. Rules Crim. Proc. Rule 3; W. Va. Code § 48-2A-14; Wyo. Stat. §§
7-20-102 (a), 35-21-107 (b)(iv).