Minnesota Statutes 629.37 – When Private Person May Make Arrest
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A private person may arrest another:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 629.37
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(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.