Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 16-3-201 — Arrest by a private person.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 2: AUTHORITY OF PERSON NOT A PEACE OFFICER TO MAKE AN ARREST, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 16-3-201
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
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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