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HB 1029 IN

Citizen's arrests.

IN · session 2022 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 4, 2022

Latest action (Jan 4, 2022) First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Summary

Specifies that a person may perform a citizen's arrest only if: (1) the arrest is justified under the self-defense statute; (2) the arrest is justified under the shoplifter or unlawful recording detention statutes; or (3) the arrest is based on a criminal offense committed on private property in the presence of the arresting person, if the arresting person has a contractual interest in the property or is an employee of an establishment located on the property. Makes conforming amendments.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)
  1. Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Representative Harris · lower
  2. Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
Subjects
CRIMES AND OFFENSES generally

Text versions (1)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Dec 30, 2021 · PDF

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