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Penal Code § 837

CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 837Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

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.