Why would Kemp be pushing to overhaul Georgia's citizens arrests law? Is it because he knows any private citizen can detain him at any time with ONLY probable cause?

https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-readies-overhaul-of-georgias-citizens-arrest-law/WRG5FRXPWRC37KDYM2VLA4QTMY/

Did you know your state contains declarative provisions allowing you to make arrests as private citizens? All you need is a probable cause..

In fact many state statutes contain this EXACT verbiage:

A private person may arrest another:

(1) for a public offense committed or attempted in the arresting person's presence;

(2) when the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the arresting person's presence; or

(3) when a felony has in fact been committed, and the arresting person has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.

I have reasonable cause to believe Hunter Biden and co are serial pedophiles. Do you, as well?

We all stand up and the game topples over. Assemble your teams- pick your targets. May your causes be reasonable and may God forever be on your side.

Alabama § 4.1-B

https://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/library/rules/cr4_1.pdf

Alaska § 12.25.025

http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/21?Hsid=HB0033C

California § 5.837

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=837

Colorado § 16-3-202

https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2016-title-16.pdf

Connecticut § 53a-22

https://www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt%5Colr%5Chtm/98-R-0922.htm

Deleware § 11.19.1904

https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c019/sc01/index.html

Florida § 47.901.15

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0901/Sections/0901.15.html

Georgia § 17-4-60

https://www.senate.ga.gov/committees/Documents/17-4-60Arrestbyprivateperson.pdf

Hawaii § 703-307

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0703/HRS_0703-0307.htm

Idaho § 832-14

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0832/HRS_0832-0014.htm

Illinois § 107-3

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072500050K107-3.htm

Indiana § 35-33-1

http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2014/ic/titles/035/articles/033/chapters/001/

Iowa §804.9

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2014/804.9.pdf

Kansas § 22-2403

http://rvpolicy.kdor.ks.gov/Pilots/Ntrntpil/IPILv1x0.NSF/93850fcfe0c647ce8625655b004e9334/f664bf4709a86c0f86257868005c6cdf?OpenDocument#:~:text=22%2D2403&text=Brief%20Description%3A,Arrest%20by%20private%20person.&text=(2)%20any%20crime%2C%20other,the%20person%20making%20the%20arrest.

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Kentucky § 431.005

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49300

Louisiana § 214

http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=112362

Maine § 16

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec16.html

Maryland

*We could not find the code for citizens arrest in Maryland statutes, but there is a UMD article and a MD Attorney General opinion that come to the same conclusion on the current law as of 2005 in Maryland.

https://www.emdenlaw.com/citizens-arrest/#:~:text=In%20Maryland%2C%20you%20may%20only,arresting%20is%20the%20perpetrator%2C%20or

Massachusetts

http://masscases.com/cases/app/11/11massappct165.html

http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/398/398mass247.html

*We could not find the code for citizens arrest in Massachusetts general laws, but the two court cases above conclude that a felony is required.

Michigan § 764.16

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(4qaase4j44x1ijibme0fh5ur))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-764-16

Minnesota § 629.37

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/629.37

Mississippi § 99-3-7

https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=78aad89c-b7c1-4261-8ce9-cf8e75eba75d&config=00JABhZDIzMTViZS04NjcxLTQ1MDItOTllOS03MDg0ZTQxYzU4ZTQKAFBvZENhdGFsb2f8inKxYiqNVSihJeNKRlUp&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A8P6B-8BM2-D6RV-H4DX-00008-00&pdcontentcomponentid=234190&pdteaserkey=sr0&pditab=allpods&ecomp=L5w_kkk&earg=sr0&prid=39b0a1f9-1985-4fb2-9c9b-b8a23eb4bd8e

Missouroi

http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/stathtml/56300000511.html

*We could not find the official citizen’s arrest statute in Missouri, but we found an AG opinion that seems to point to any felony, or any misdemeanor which is either a breach of peace or a larceny, and Missouri statutes on the use of force when making a citizen’s arrest that clearly state “has committed an offense, and who in fact has committed such offense” and does not limit the offense to a simple felony.

Montana § 46-6-502

https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0060/part_0050/section_0020/0460-0060-0050-0020.html

Nebraska § 29-402

https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=29-402

Nevada § 171.126

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-171.html#NRS171Sec126

New Hampshire § 627.5

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LXII/627/627-mrg.htm

New Jersey § 3.20.C

https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/civilcharges/3.20C.pdf?c=yeS

New Mexico 930 P.2d 1148 (1996 Court Case)

https://law.justia.com/cases/new-mexico/supreme-court/1996/23786-0.html

New York § 140.30

http://ypdcrime.com/cpl/article140.htm#c140.30

North Carolina § 15A-304.B.3

https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-304.pdf

*North Carolina law only allows citizens to detain, not arrest, offenders. The legal difference is murky, but make sure not to say the words “citizen’s arrest” when you are detaining another person in North Carolina, as it is specifically prohibited by state statute. North Carolina is also the only state to allow any person to get a warrant for arrest based upon probable cause and oath or affirmation, providing another avenue to bring corrupt officials to justice.

North Dakota § 29.06.20

https://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t29c06.pdf?20141122154235

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Ohio § 2935.04

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2935.04

Oklahoma § 22.3.202

https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=70334

Oregon § 133.225

https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors133.html

Pennsylvania § 508

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=18&div=00.&chpt=005.&sctn=008.&subsctn=000.

*We could not find the official citizens arrest law for Pennsylvania. The closest we found was 18-508, referring to the correct use of force during a citizen’s arrest. Since there is a statute that lays out the proper use of force during an arrest, the implication would be that citizen’s arrests can be made in Pennsylvania. However, the statute gives no guidance as to the grounds for that arrest. UPDATE: We reached out to the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau, and they sent us a law review document that asserts the common law precedence that a private person can arrest another only if they have either committed a felony or a misdemeanor breach of the peace.

Rhode Island § 12-9-17

http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE12/12-9/12-9-17.HTM

South Carolina § 17-13-10

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c013.php

South Dakota § 23A-3-3

https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/2048352

Tennessee § 40-7-109

https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=d9b73bc6-76e9-4e1f-841f-88add455322b&nodeid=ABOAAHAABAAJ&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FABO%2FABOAAH%2FABOAAHAAB%2FABOAAHAABAAJ&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=40-7-109.+Arrest+by+private+person+%E2%80%94+Grounds.&config=025054JABlOTJjNmIyNi0wYjI0LTRjZGEtYWE5ZC0zNGFhOWNhMjFlNDgKAFBvZENhdGFsb2cDFQ14bX2GfyBTaI9WcPX5&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A50JB-7820-R03K-91B9-00008-00&ecomp=L38_kkk&prid=f731cd22-7b9e-4a0f-bb0e-e7a6a2add2b4

Texas § 14.01

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.14.htm

Utah § 77-7-3

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter7/77-7-S3.html?v=C77-7-S3_1800010118000101

Vermont § 13-59-4954

*We could not find the official citizen’s arrest statute in Vermont. 13-59-4954 lays out the grounds for a citizens arrest on someone charged with a crime in another state, who would need to be extradited, but we cannot find any statutes related to citizens warrantless arrest of individuals outside that category.

Virginia § 19.2-81

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title19.2/chapter7

Washington

*We could not find an official Washington citizen’s arrest statute. We called their legislative information center, and their law library, and both informed us that the statute does not exist. A 2005 report from the Department of Licensing confirms this. However, the law librarian and the report note that case law protects citizens arrests in the state. In State v. Gonzales and Guijosa v. Walmart Stores the Washington Court of Appeals opined that a person could arrest another person within the state for a misdemeanor that equaled a breach of the peace and was committed in the citizen’s presence. A person can also arrest for felonies, according to State v. Malone, State v. Miller, and State v. Gonzales

West Virgina

*We could not find any official citizens arrest statute in West Virginia.

Wisconsin

*We could not find any citizens arrest statute in Wisconsin. A Wisconsin Attorney General’s report from 2008 states, firstly, that citizen’s arrests in Wisconsin are governed by common law, and secondly, that “a citizen can make a felony arrest without a warrant based on probable cause but can make a warrantless arrest for a misdemeanor only if the misdemeanor is committed in the citizen’s presence and constitutes a breach of the peace.”

Wyoming § 7-8-101

https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf

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