Deprivation of Liberty by the Police
Article 264

(1) Authorized police officers may deprive a person of liberty if any of the grounds for detention from Article 175 of the present Code exists, but they shall inform the State Prosecutor thereon without delay, draw up an official annotation that has to contain the time and the place of the deprivation of liberty and to bring that person before the State Prosecutor without delay. On the occasion of the libertydeprived person’s appearance before the State Prosecutor, an authorized police officer shall submit the official annotation to the State Prosecutor and the State Prosecutor shall also enter in the record the deposition of the liberty-deprived person as to the time and place of his/her deprivation of liberty.

(2) The person deprived of liberty shall be advised on the rights referred to in Article 5 of the present Code.

(3) If a person deprived of liberty is not escorted before the State Prosecutor within 24 hours from the deprivation of liberty, the police shall release immediately the person.

(4) A person deprived of liberty in compliance with paragraph 1 of this Article may not be deprived of liberty again for the same criminal offence.

(5) Authorized police officers may deprive of liberty a person for whom an international arrest warrant exists. The person deprived of liberty shall promptly be taken before the investigating judge, but no later than 24 hours after the deprivation of liberty.

Ordering Detention in Investigation
Article 279

(1) Upon filing a motion for detention of a defendant pursuant to Article 275 paragraph 4 of the present Code, after being satisfied that other measures referred to in Article 163 paragraph 1 of the present Code cannot ensure the presence of the defendant or create conditions for an unimpeded conduct of the criminal proceedings, the State Prosecutor shall issue a decision on a temporary holding of the defendant in accordance with Article 267 of the present Code if the State Prosecutor has not ordered the holding of the suspect prior to issuing an order of launching investigation.

(2) Within the duration of holding, the investigative judge shall examine the accused person and decide whether to impose detention or dismissal the motion for having the defendant detained.

(3) In the case referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, if the investigative judge fails to issue a ruling ordering detention before the expiry of the holding time limit, the accused person shall be released without delay.

Article 16
(5) Upon a reasoned request of the requesting state, the Chamber of the competent court may extend the duration of detention referred to in paragraph 3 above in justified cases for additional two months.

Article 17

(1) Detention aimed at extradition may be ordered under conditions referred to in Article 15 of this Law even before the letter rogatory of the requesting state is received, if requested by it, or if there is a grounded suspicion that the person claimed committed the criminal offence for which he can be extradited to the requesting state.

(2) Investigating judge shall release the person claimed when the reasons for detention terminate or if the letter rogatory has not been submitted within the period of time he determined while taking into consideration all circumstances, and which cannot exceed 40 days from the date of detention. The detention ordered pursuant to paragraph 1 above may be revoked if the letter rogatory has not been submitted within 18 days from the date of detaining the person claimed.

(3) The Ministry shall inform the requesting state about the deadlines determined by the investigating judge without delay. Without prejudice to the above, if there are justified reasons, the investigating judge may extend the duration of detention for additional 30 days at most, if requested by the requesting state.

Article 17
(2) Investigating judge shall release the person claimed when the reasons for detention terminate or if the letter rogatory has not been submitted within the period of time he determined while taking into consideration all circumstances, and which cannot exceed 40 days from the date of detention. The detention ordered pursuant to paragraph 1 above may be revoked if the letter rogatory has not been submitted within 18 days from the date of detaining the person claimed.

Article 17
(2) Investigating judge shall release the person claimed when the reasons for detention terminate or if the letter rogatory has not been submitted within the period of time he determined while taking into consideration all circumstances, and which cannot exceed 40 days from the date of detention. The detention ordered pursuant to paragraph 1 above may be revoked if the letter rogatory has not been submitted within 18 days from the date of detaining the person claimed.

Article 19
(3) If the person claimed is held in detention, the Chamber of the competent court may decide that he remain in detention until the decision rejecting his extradition becomes final and legally binding.

Article 31
(1) If criminal proceedings are underway in Montenegro against a person located in a foreign state or if the person located in a foreign state has been sentenced by a competent Montenegrin court, the Minister may submit the letter rogatory for extradition.

Article 33
(4) If the person extradited had been held in detention in a foreign country for the criminal offence for which he has been extradited, the time spent in detention shall be accounted for in the imprisonment sentence.