{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-834","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 834","heading":"","body":"An arrest is taking a person into custody, in a case and in the manner authorized by law. An arrest may be made by a peace officer or by a private person.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made [833. - 851.93.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"18b39286d5d207247da87a579de79235ebaed7638ec7aa43713d90bdba40f8dd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-833.5","next":"us-ca/pen-834a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}