{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"837","citation":"Pen. Code, § 837","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made [833. - 851.93.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-3/chapter-5"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A private person may arrest another:</p><p>1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.</p><p>2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in his presence.</p><p>3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/arrest-by-whom-and-how-made-837","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}