CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 1403
False Arrest Without Warrant by Private Citizen—Essential
Factual Elements
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] was wrongfully
arrested by [name of defendant]. To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff]
must prove all of the following:
1. That [name of defendant] intentionally caused [name of plaintiff] to
be arrested without a warrant; [and]
2. That [name of plaintiff] was [actually] harmed; and
3. That [name of defendant]’s conduct was a substantial factor in
causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm.
[A private person does not need to physically restrain a suspect in order
to make a citizen’s arrest. A private person can make a citizen’s arrest
by calling for a peace officer, reporting the offense, and pointing out the
suspect.]
New September 2003; Revised December 2011
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
- Content hash
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