North Dakota Code § 29-06-20

When private person may arrest
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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.
3. When a felony has been in fact committed, and the arresting person has reasonable 
grounds to believe the person arrested to have committed it.

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