22-2403. Arrest by private person. - Kansas Statutes

22-2403

Chapter 22.--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE KANSAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Article 24.--ARREST

      22-2403.   Arrest by private person.A person who is not a law enforcement officer may arrest another personwhen:

      (1)   A felony has been or is being committed and the person making thearrest has probable cause to believe that the arrested person is guiltythereof; or

      (2)   any crime, other than a traffic infraction or a cigarette or tobaccoinfraction, has been or is beingcommitted by the arrested person inthe view of the person making the arrest.

      History:   L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2403; L. 1984, ch. 39, § 38;L. 1996, ch. 214, § 30; July 1.