Section 16 - Warrantless arrests by a private personExcept as otherwise specifically provided, a private person has the authority to arrest without a warrant: [2007, c. 173, §7(AMD).]
1. Any person who the private person has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing: A. Murder; or [1977, c. 510, §25(RPR).]B. Any Class A, Class B or Class C crime. [1975, c. 740, §22(NEW).] [2007, c. 173, §7(AMD).]
2. 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; 50 1 -A, subsection 1, paragraph B; 503; 751; 806; or 1002.A. [2007, c. 466, Pt. B, §11(RP); 2007, c. 466, Pt. B, §12(AFF).] [2007, c. 518, §5(AMD).]
3. For the purposes of subsection 2, in the presence has the same meaning given in section 15, subsection 2. [1975, c. 740, §22(NEW).]
1975, c. 740, § 22 (NEW) . 1977, c. 510, § 25 (AMD) . 1979, c. 127, § 125 (AMD) . 2007, c. 144, § 1 (AMD) . 2007, c. 173, § 7 (AMD) . 2007, c. 466, Pt. B, §11 (AMD) . 2007, c. 466, Pt. B, §12 (AFF) . 2007, c. 518, § 5 (AMD) .