Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 837 — Arrest, by Whom and How Made
Cal. Penal Code § 837
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A private person may arrest another:
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 837 — Arrest, by Whom and How Made is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.