Under what circumstance can an officer pursue an offender outside of North Carolina?

The option indicating that an officer can pursue an offender outside of North Carolina for a suspected felony committed in North Carolina towards Georgia is correct. This is primarily because law enforcement agencies have the authority to pursue suspects across state lines under certain circumstances, especially when there is a connection to a serious crime, like a felony.

When a felony is committed in one state, jurisdictions often collaborate through mutual aid agreements and recognize the necessity of pursuing suspects to maintain public safety and enforce the law. The nature of the crime — in this case, a suspected felony — provides the rationale and legal grounding for the pursuit beyond state borders, as it indicates a significant threat to community safety that warrants immediate action.

While a high-speed chase might allow for pursuit, it does not inherently grant extra jurisdictional authority unless specific conditions are met, such as imminent danger to the public. Witnessing a crime can also lead to a pursuit, but this does not automatically extend jurisdiction in the way that a felony coupled with the understanding that the suspect is fleeing toward another state does. Finally, needing judicial authorization for pursuits is more applicable in situations where the circumstances do not clearly justify immediate action or when state laws provide specific regulations regarding pursuits.