A private person may arrest another:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 171.126

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

1.  For a public offense committed or attempted in the person’s presence.

2.  When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the person’s presence.

3.  When a felony has been in fact committed, and the private person has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.