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2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 171 - Proceedings to Commitment
NRS 171.126 - Arrest by private person.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 171.126 (2019)
A private person may arrest another:
1. For a public offense committed or attempted in the person’s presence.
2. When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the person’s presence.
3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and the private person has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1402)
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