2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY
17-A §16. Warrantless arrests by a private person
Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
16. Warrantless arrests by a private person
Except as otherwise specifically provided, a private person has the authority to arrest without a warrant: [2007, c. 173, 7 (AMD).]
1. Any person who the private person has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing:
A. Murder; or [1977, c. 510, 25 (RPR).]
B. Any Class A, Class B or Class C crime. [1975, c. 740, 22 (NEW).]
[ 2007, c. 173, 7 (AMD) .]
2. Any person who, in fact, is committing in the private person's presence and in a public place any of the Class D or Class E crimes described in section 207; 209; 211; 254; 255-A; 501-A, subsection 1, paragraph B; 503; 751; 806; or 1002.
[ 2007, c. 518, 5 (AMD) .]
3. For the purposes of subsection 2, in the presence has the same meaning given in section 15, subsection 2.
[ 1975, c. 740, 22 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1975, c. 740, 22 (NEW). 1977, c. 510, 25 (AMD). 1979, c. 127, 125 (AMD). 2007, c. 144, 1 (AMD). 2007, c. 173, 7 (AMD). 2007, c. 466, Pt. B, 11 (AMD). 2007, c. 466, Pt. B, 12 (AFF). 2007, c. 518, 5 (AMD).
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