{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-840","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 840","heading":"","body":"An arrest for the commission of a felony may be made on any day and at any time of the day or night. An arrest for the commission of a misdemeanor or an infraction cannot be made between the hours of 10 o'clock p.m. of any day and 6 o'clock a.m. of the succeeding day, unless:\n(1) The arrest is made without a warrant pursuant to Section 836 or 837.\n(2) The arrest is made in a public place.\n(3) The arrest is made when the person is in custody pursuant to another lawful arrest.\n(4) The arrest is made pursuant to a warrant which, for good cause shown, directs that it may be served at any time of the day or night.","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":"d07d17bc711b2dd16d5599eb18d9a1b7ab04b005a3ba62643b934dd29968f946","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-839","next":"us-ca/pen-841"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}