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ORS 133.225: Arrest by private person.
Where this section sits in the code
- 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
- 14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally
- Chapter 133 — Arrest and Related Procedures; Search and Seizure; Extradition
(1) A private person may arrest another person for any crime committed in the presence of the private person if the private person has probable cause to believe the arrested person committed the crime. A private person making such an arrest shall, without unnecessary delay, take the arrested person before a magistrate or deliver the arrested person to a peace officer.
(2) In order to make the arrest a private person may use physical force as is justifiable under ORS 161.255.
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