Art. 15 Police Act of the Canton of Graubünden (PolG) - Police Custody

1. The Cantonal Police may temporarily take a person into police custody if

a) * it is necessary to protect this person or another person against a threat to life, health, or psychological integrity, as well as to prevent or eliminate a significant threat to public safety and order;

b) it is necessary to prevent the imminent commission or continuation of a significant offense;

c) the person has evaded or wishes to evade the execution of a custodial sentence or a detention measure by fleeing;

d) * it is necessary to ensure the execution of a deportation, expulsion, banishment, extradition, a court-ordered summons, or delivery ordered by another authority;

e) * it is necessary to ensure the execution of a deportation, an exclusion, the delivery of minors, or a special measure against violence, threats, or harassment.

2. The person taken into custody must be informed of the reasons for this measure, and they must be given the opportunity to notify a person of their confidence, provided this does not jeopardize the purpose of police custody. If the person is a minor, their legal representative must be notified without delay.

3. The person may not be held in police custody longer than absolutely necessary, but no longer than 24 hours.

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