Preferred arrest
policy laws include Ark. Code Ann. § 16-81-113;Cal. Penal Code § 836; Fla.
Stat. Ann. § 741.29 (4)(b); Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 209A § 6; Mich. Stat.
Ann. §§ 28.874 (1), 28.1274(3); Mont. Code Ann. § 46-6-311 (2)(a); N.D. Cent.
Code § 14-07.1-10; Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-619. Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2935.03
(B)(3)(b) provides for a preferred arrest policy when there is "reasonable
grounds" to arrest; however, when there is probable cause to arrest, arrest
is mandatory. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 173-B:9 is ambiguous in directing that an
officer "should" arrest the primary aggressor in the context of a
discretionary arrest directive for domestic violence generally.