California Penal Code
§ 837
PEN § 837Title 3 · Part 2 · Ch. 5
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.govA 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.
Legislative history
Enacted 1872.