California Penal Code

§ 847

PEN § 847 Effective Jan 1, 2004Title 3 · Part 2 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)A private person who has arrested another for the commission of a public offense must, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before a magistrate, or deliver him or her to a peace officer.

(b)There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, any peace officer or federal criminal investigator or law enforcement officer described in subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 830.8, acting within the scope of his or her authority, for false arrest or false imprisonment arising out of any arrest under any of the following circumstances:

(1)The arrest was lawful, or the peace officer, at the time of the arrest, had reasonable cause to believe the arrest was lawful.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 468, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.