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2022 Wyoming Statutes
Title 7 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 8 - Arrest and Preliminary Hearing
Section 7-8-101 - Arrest by Private Person.
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WY Stat § 7-8-101 (2022)
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7-8-101. Arrest by private person.
(a) A person who is not a peace officer may arrest another for:
(i) A felony committed in his presence;
(ii) A felony which has been committed, even though not in his presence, if he has probable cause to believe the person to be arrested committed it; or
(iii) The following misdemeanors committed in his presence:
(A) A misdemeanor theft offense defined by W.S. 6-3-402; or
(B) A misdemeanor property destruction offense defined by W.S. 6-3-201.
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