California Statutes

§ 837. — 837. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 837.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code PENPenal Code - PEN
Title3.
Part 2.TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 837. (2026).

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.

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Enacted 1872.
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