5.4. Vigilantism

• A person who attempts to effect justice according to their own understanding of right and wrong, or an unauthorized person attempts to enforce the law. A citizen's arrest may only be effected when a civilian, out of fear for their own safety or the safety of their close friends or relatives, subdues or detains another who is violating the law.

- Penal Code (5)04 is a felony punishable by a maximum of 15 months imprisonment and no more than $75 in fines. This falls under Officer Discretion.

NOTES:

Vigilantism does not apply when a law enforcement officer in the vicinity is in need of immediate assistance, and a civilian aids such officer - for example, helping an officer apprehend an unarmed resisting suspect by holding him down.