2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 625 - 634 Criminal Procedure
Chapter 629 Extradition, Detainers, Arrest, Bail
Section 629.37 WHEN A PRIVATE PERSON MAY MAKE AN ARREST.

629.37 WHEN A PRIVATE PERSON MAY MAKE AN ARREST.
A private person may arrest another:
(1) for a public offense committed or attempted in the arresting person's presence;
(2) when the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the arresting person's
presence; or
(3) when a felony has in fact been committed, and the arresting person has reasonable cause
for believing the person arrested to have committed it.
History: (10573) RL s 5232; 1985 c 265 art 10 s 1

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