California Penal Code 837 – A private person may arrest another:1. For a public offense …
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A private person may arrest another:
1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 837
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
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.
(Enacted 1872.)