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2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 16 - Criminal Proceedings
Code of Criminal Procedure
Article 3 - Arrest - Searches and Seizures
Part 2 - Authority of Person Not a Peace Officer to Make an Arrest
§ 16-3-201. Arrest by a private person
CO Rev Stat ยง 16-3-201 (2016) What's This?
A person who is not a peace officer may arrest another person when any crime has been or is being committed by the arrested person in the presence of the person making the arrest.
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