§ 837. Private persons; authority to arrest | Statutes | Westlaw

§ 837. Private persons; authority to arrest

West's Annotated California Codes

Part 2. Of Criminal Procedure

Title 3. Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)

Chapter 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made (Refs & Annos)

West's Ann.Cal.Penal Code § 837

§ 837. Private persons; authority to arrest

Currentness

A private person may arrest another:

1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.

2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in his presence.

3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.

(Enacted in 1872.)

West's Ann. Cal. Penal Code § 837, CA PENAL § 837

Current with urgency legislation through Ch. 37 of 2024 Reg.Sess. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.

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