Wyo. Stat. § 7-8-101: Arrest by private person.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- CHAPTER 8 - ARREST AND PRELIMINARY HEARING
(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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