{"data":{"id":"us-gu/8-gca-20.15","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"8 GCA § 20.15","heading":"Peace Officer Arresting Without Warrant; Circum- stances.","body":"(a) A peace officer may make an arrest in obedience to a warrant, or may, without a warrant, arrest a person:\n(1) Whenever the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed an offense in the officer's presence;\n(2) When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the officer's presence;\n(3) Whenever the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a felony or misdemeanor whether or not a felony or misdemeanor has in fact been committed.\n(4) Who has escaped from any jail or prison or the lawful custody of a peace officer.\n(b) There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, a peace officer for false arrest or false imprisonment for an arrest which is lawful under Subsection (a).","path":["Title 8: Criminal Procedure","Chapter 20: Arrest","ARTICLE 1: ARREST"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/8gc020.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:39:38Z","sha256":"ebeddb89929f4edd2045459ea754e3b381d9a7ee0f941aa6d38fd65b21619a88","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/8-gca-20.10","next":"us-gu/8-gca-20.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}