Private Person’s Arrest364.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPEThe purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to officers of the UCLA Police Departmentfor the handling of private person’s arrests made pursuant to Penal Code § 837.364.2 ADVISING PRIVATE PERSONS OF ARREST PROCESSPenal Code § 836 (b) expressly mandates that all officers shall advise victims of domesticviolence of the right to make a private person’s arrest, including information on how tosafely execute such an arrest. In all other situations, officers should use sound discretionin determining whether or not to advise an individual of the arrest process.(a) When advising any individual regarding the right to make a private person’s arrest,officers should refrain from encouraging or dissuading any individual from makingsuch an arrest and should instead limit advice to the legal requirements for such anarrest as listed below.(b) Individuals should be discouraged from using force to effect a private person’s arrestand absent immediate threat to his/her own safety or the safety of others, individualsshould be encouraged to refer matters to law enforcement for further investigation orarrest.364.3 ARRESTS BY PRIVATE PERSONSPenal Code § 837 provides that a private person may arrest another:(a) For a public offense committed or attempted in his/her presence;(b) When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in his/her presence;(c) When a felony has been in fact committed, and he/she has reasonable cause forbelieving the person arrested has committed it.Unlike peace officers, private persons may not make an arrest on suspicion that a felonyhas been committed, the felony must in fact have taken place. UCLA Police DepartmentEmail: info@ucpd.ucla.eduPhone: (310) 825-1491Fax: (310) 206-2550Mail Code: 136408Address601 Westwood PlazaLos Angeles, CA 90095-1364 Business HoursMonday – Friday 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Station Hours24 hours a day, 7 days a week