{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-16","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §16","heading":"Warrantless arrests by a private person","body":"Except as otherwise specifically provided, a private person has the authority to arrest without a warrant:\n1.   Any person who the private person has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing:\nA.  Murder; or\nB.  Any Class A, Class B or Class C crime.\n2.   Any person who, in fact, is committing in the private person's presence and in a public place any of the Class D or Class E crimes described in section 207; 209; 211; 254; 255‑A; 501‑A, subsection 1, paragraph B; 503; 751; 806; or 1002.\nA.\n3.   For the purposes of subsection 2, in the presence has the same meaning given in section 15, subsection 2.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES","CHAPTER 1: PRELIMINARY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec16.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"a8a9c7b10c13511f2c946b264145b4342c006552aa1a46efc0fb65a0cfb89287","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-15-a","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}