Table 4: Mandatory Arrest Laws by State

Mandatory Arrest Laws by State
	State	Year Passed	Code/Statute
	AZ	1991	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §13-3601(B)
Recommended Arrest States	CA	1993	Cal. Penal Code §836(c)(1)
	KS	2000	Kan. Stat. Ann. §22-2401(c)(2)
	MS	1995	Miss. Code Ann. §99-3-7(3)(a)
	MO	1989	Mo. Ann. Stat. §455.085(1)
	NY	1994	N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law §140.10(4)
	OH	1994	Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2935.032(A)(1)(a)
	SC	2002	S.C. Code Ann. §16-25-70(B)
Mandatory Arrest States	AK	1996	Alaska Stat. §18.65.530(a)
	CO	1994	Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18-6-803.6(1)
	CT	1987	Conn. Gen. Stat. §46b- 38b(a)
	DC	1991	D.C. Code Ann. §16-1031(a)
	IA	1990	Iowa Code §236.12(3)
	ME	1995	Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 19-A, §4012(6)(D)
	NV	1989	Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §171.137(1)
	NJ	1991	N.J. Stat. Ann. §2C:25-21(a)
	OR	2001	Or. Rev. Stat. §133.055(2)(a)
	RI	2000	R.I. Gen. Laws §12-29-3(c)(1)
	SD	1998	S.D. Codified Laws §23A-3-2.1
	UT	2000	Utah Code Ann. §7-36-2.2(2)(a)
	VA	2002	Va. Code Ann. §19.2-81.3(B)
	WI	1996	Wis. Stat. Ann. §968.075(2)(a)
	WA	1999	Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §10.31.100(2)
Source: West, 2003. Mandatory arrest states are defined as states where officers have no discretion as to whether to make a warrantless arrest when an intimate partner offense is reported. Recommended arrest states are defined as states where officers are instructed but not required to make a warrantless arrest when an intimate partner offense is reported.