No law enforcement officer who is called to the scene of a domestic abuse complaint is required to arrest any victim of domestic abuse for an outstanding warrant if: (1) The victim is not otherwise liable to arrest for any action arising out of the present incidence of domestic abuse; and (2) The outstanding warrant is for a nonviolent misdemeanor offense. The victim is subject to arrest on an outstanding warrant after seventy-two hours have passed since the incidence of the domestic abuse call under this section. The decision of an officer to arrest or not to arrest a victim on an outstanding warrant under this section may not constitute a cause of action against the officer, the law enforcement agency, the employing entity, or any of the employing entity's employees.
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