Arrest of persons pawning or selling stolen goods
77 Arrest of persons pawning or selling stolen goods
If a person to whom any property is offered (for sale, as a pawn or in some other kind of commercial transaction) has reasonable cause to suspect that the person offering the property has stolen it, or obtained it by unlawful means, the person may—
apprehend and detain that other person until he or she can be delivered into the custody of a police officer; and
seize and detain the property until it can be delivered into the custody of a police officer.
A person who exercises a power of apprehension or seizure under this section must take the necessary action to have the person or property delivered into the custody of a police officer as soon as reasonably practicable.
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