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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 837

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§ 837 A private person may arrest another: 1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence. 2.

Part 2: Of Criminal Procedure | Title 3: Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure | Chapter 5: Arrest, by Whom and How Made

Rule 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.

Amendment history: Enacted 1872.