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Title 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-23-105)
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-13-1002)
Article 3 - ARREST - SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (§§ 16-3-101 — 16-3-601)
Part 2 - AUTHORITY OF PERSON NOT A PEACE OFFICER TO MAKE AN ARREST (§§ 16-3-201 — 16-3-203)
Section 16-3-201 - Arrest by a private person
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CO Rev Stat § 16-3-201 (2023)
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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.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 199, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-3-201.
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