Cite as: 22 CNCA § 202

A private person may arrest another:

1. For a public offense committed or attempted in his presence.

2. When the person arrested has committed a crime under the laws of Cherokee Nation which if committed under the laws of the State of Oklahoma would be a felony although not in his presence.

3. When the person has committed a crime under the laws of Cherokee Nation which if committed under the laws of the State of Oklahoma would be a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990.