§ 198 Nighttime, arrest of suspected felon.

Police can arrest someone at night without a warrant if they have good reason to believe that person committed a felony. This means an officer does not need to wait until morning or get a warrant first if they reasonably suspect someone is guilty of a serious crime.

The arrest is still considered valid even if it later turns out no felony actually happened. As long as the officer had a reasonable basis for their belief at the time, the arrest holds up legally, even if the facts later show they were mistaken.