Minnesota Statutes
§ 629.37 — WHEN PRIVATE PERSON MAY MAKE ARREST
Minnesota § 629.37
JurisdictionMinnesota
PartCRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PEACE OFFICERS; PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Ch. 629EXTRADITION, DETAINERS, ARREST, BAIL
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Bluebook
Minn. Stat. § 629.37 (2026).
Text
A private person may arrest another:
(1)for a public offense committed or attempted in the arresting person's presence;
(2)when the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the arresting person's presence; or
(3)when a felony has in fact been committed, and the arresting person has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.
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Legislative History
(10573)RL s 5232;1985 c 265 art 10 s 1
Nearby Sections
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§ 629.01
DEFINITIONS§ 629.03
DEMAND IN WRITING§ 629.04
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE§ 629.05
EXTRADITION BY AGREEMENT§ 629.07
WARRANT OF ARREST§ 629.09
POWERS OF OFFICER§ 629.10
ACCUSED TAKEN BEFORE COURT§ 629.11
VIOLATION; GROSS MISDEMEANOR§ 629.12
ACCUSED MAY BE CONFINED IN JAIL§ 629.13
WHO MAY BE APPREHENDED§ 629.14
ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT§ 629.15
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Bluebook (online)
Minnesota § 629.37, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mn/629/629.37.