§ 14-16. Release.

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(a)

Except when arresting on a warrant or writ, at any stage of the process from stopping to charging to incarceration up to the booking stage a police officer, at the officer's discretion, may:

(1)

Issue the person a summons without arrest or incarceration;

(2)

Detain the person and subsequently release with or without the issuance of a summons; or

(3)

Arrest the person and subsequently release with or without booking or incarceration or issuance of a summons.

(b)

At and after booking, officers are governed by the provisions of section 14-17.

                    
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