North Dakota Statutes
§ 29-06-20 — When private person may arrest
North Dakota § 29-06-20
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Bluebook
N.D. Cent. Code § 29-06-20 (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.
3.When a felony has been in fact committed, and the arresting person has reasonable
grounds to believe the person arrested to have committed it.
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Related
Fournier v. Roed
161 N.W.2d 458 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 1968)
Koehly v. Levi
2016 ND 202 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2016)
State v. Lehman
2010 ND 134 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2010)
State v. Demars
2007 ND 145 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 2007)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 29-01-01
How crimes prosecuted - Exceptions§ 29-01-03
How prosecution entitled§ 29-01-04
Affidavits need not be entitled§ 29-01-05
Party defendant is party prosecuted§ 29-01-06
Rights of defendant§ 29-01-06.1
Rights of defendant - Exception§ 29-01-06.2
Summoned person to report to sheriff§ 29-01-07
Only once prosecuted§ 29-01-08
Extent of restraint permissible§ 29-01-09
How conviction can be had§ 29-01-10
Where district courts held§ 29-01-12
Decision of district court reviewable§ 29-01-13
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