{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-7-8-101","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 7-8-101","heading":"Arrest by private person.","body":"(a) A person who is not a peace officer may arrest another for:\n(i) A felony committed in his presence;\n(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\n(iii) The following misdemeanors committed in his presence:\n(A) A misdemeanor theft offense defined by W.S. 6-3-402; or\n(B) A misdemeanor property destruction offense defined by W.S. 6-3-201.","path":["TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 8 - ARREST AND PRELIMINARY HEARING"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"5c56dabdb21bd2c54f7fd4cb165e63ab1bbc7e5d272cce95af87895eecea987f","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-7-7-105","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-7-8-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}