Civil Code §43.55 and Penal Code §847(b) provide what kind of immunity from civil claims for false arrest?
Explanation
Civil Code §43.55 protects peace officers from civil liability for false arrest if they had reasonable cause to arrest and acted without malice. Penal Code §847(b) provides similar peace-officer protection. Private persons effecting citizen's arrests must comply with §837's stricter requirements — particularly the §837(3) 'in fact committed' rule — and have less robust statutory protection. Options (b), (c), (d) misstate the asymmetric immunity structure that distinguishes peace-officer from private-person liability.
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