Idaho Statutes

§ 19-604 — WHEN PRIVATE PERSON MAY ARREST

Idaho § 19-604
JurisdictionIdaho
Title 19CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 6ARREST, BY WHOM AND HOW MADE

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Idaho Code § 19-604 (2026).

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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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Legislative History

[(19-604) Cr. Prac. 1864, sec. 137, p. 229; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 7541; C.S., sec. 8727; I.C.A., sec. 19-604.]

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