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There are no federal citizen's arrest laws in the United States.TylerH– TylerH2021-10-20 14:25:05 +00:00Commented Oct 20, 2021 at 14:25
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Many states have significantly restricted citizen's arrests by statute, and I think some may have eliminated it altogether.David Siegel– David Siegel2021-10-20 14:38:59 +00:00Commented Oct 20, 2021 at 14:38
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@DavidSiegel: I'll admit to the restrictions, but I'm not sure on the bans.hszmv– hszmv2021-10-20 17:54:14 +00:00Commented Oct 20, 2021 at 17:54
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2@hszmv A person's right to citizen's arrest is based on the laws of the state they are in at any given time, not where they are from. If GA does not have a law, for example, then a resident of Texas (where they do have a law) cannot perform a citizen's arrest while visiting in Georgia, because Georgia's laws apply within Georgia's borders, not Texas' laws.TylerH– TylerH2021-10-20 17:58:30 +00:00Commented Oct 20, 2021 at 17:58
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1In Georgia, under the recently passed law there is no longer a general power of citizen's arrest. Apparently shopkeepers who actually observe thefts may detain a suspect until the police arrive. This may be the most restrictive law on the subject in the US. In many states the power of citizen's arrest is derived from common law, not statute.David Siegel– David Siegel2021-10-20 18:55:31 +00:00Commented Oct 20, 2021 at 18:55
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