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C.C.L.E.

Community Constitutional Law Enforcement

Community Constitutional Law Enforcement

*** THIS IS A PROPOSAL ONLY ***

With rampant constitutional violations taking place within America against its citizens, this is a presentation and proposal that references legal precedence on how our communities can take legal action in upholding the law.

C.C.L.E. - The Proposal

This is a proposal for decentralized, community run law enforcement that acts as a legal fail-safe, providing a checks and balances to the Executive branch (in which law enforcement agencies fall under) when constitutional and heavy criminal violations take place.

The Constitutional Community Law Enforcement (CCLE) is a decentralized, citizen-led framework designed to protect the American people from abuses of power, unlawful impersonation of law enforcement, criminal violations, and violations of the Constitution. Rooted in the inherent rights granted by the Second Amendment and the lawful authority of citizen’s arrest, the CCLE provides communities with a structured, lawful means of holding law enforcement and governmental actors accountable, while also safeguarding against criminals exploiting false authority.

Mission Statement

To defend and preserve the Constitution by empowering communities with the lawful means to:
Identify and neutralize false actors impersonating law enforcement.
Hold official law enforcement accountable when actions violate constitutional rights.
Reinforce the checks and balances on the executive branch through a people-run oversight system.

To defend and preserve the Constitution by empowering communities with the lawful means to:

Identify and neutralize false actors impersonating law enforcement.

Hold official law enforcement accountable when actions violate constitutional rights.

Reinforce the checks and balances on the executive branch through a people-run oversight system.

Objectives

  • Community Oversight: Establish localized CCLE presences, train citizens in constitutional law, conflict resolution / de-escalation, and lawful intervention.
  • Authentication & Verification: Use (and train citizens on) methods for verifying legitimate law enforcement credentials to prevent impersonation and fraud.
  • Citizen Enforcement: Provide framework for citizens and communities to intervene lawfully when constitutional rights are violated, including conducting citizen’s arrests of those who abuse or falsify authority.
  • Training & Education: Provide education for citizens on constitutional rights, the limits of government authority, and the lawful responsibilities of community enforcement.
  • Decentralized Organization: Operate without centralized control, ensuring independence from government overreach while maintaining inter-community communication and standards.

Legal Foundation & Precedence

  • Second Amendment: Recognizes the right of the people to keep and bear arms as a safeguard against tyranny and as a means of defense.
  • Citizen’s Arrest Doctrines: Most states grant citizens the legal authority to intervene when crimes, including felonies or abuse of authority, are witnessed. Check your local state laws below to understand the full extent of your rights within your state.
  • Constitutional Supremacy: Under the Supremacy Clause (Article VI) and affirmed by Marbury v. Madison and Cooper v. Aaron, no officer, agency, or governmental body stands above the Constitution; any action in violation thereof is void and without lawful authority.

Real-World Applications

We have seen a large variety of cases in each of these examples where citizens had the full authority to exercise their rights to a citizen’s arrest. The extent of these violations include the 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, 5th Amendment, 6th Amendment, 8th Amendment, 9th Amendment, 14th Amendment, False Imprisonment / Unlawful Restraint, Kidnapping, Assault, Battery, and Official Misconduct / Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law (18 U.S.C. § 242). Here are real-world examples:

We have seen a large variety of cases in each of these examples where citizens had the full authority to exercise their rights to a citizen’s arrest. The extent of these violations include the: 
1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, 
5th Amendment, 6th Amendment, 
8th Amendment, 9th Amendment, 
14th Amendment, False Imprisonment / Unlawful Restraint, Kidnapping, Assault, Battery, and Official Misconduct / Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law (18 U.S.C. § 242). 
Here are real-world examples:

  • Law enforcement not properly identifying themselves while detaining or arresting civilians for deportation (or for other/unknown reasons). These are constitutional violations of the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments, as well as criminal violations on the grounds of False Imprisonment / Unlawful Restraint, Assault and Battery, Kidnapping, and Official Misconduct / Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law (18 U.S.C. § 242). These are constitutional violations and felonies where citizen’s arrests maintain full legal authority.
  • Law enforcement, though identifying themselves, detaining and arresting U.S. citizens for deportation without proper cause or due to racial profiling. This, again, is a constitutional violation of the 4th, 5th, and 14th amendments, as well as criminal violations on the grounds of False Imprisonment / Unlawful Restraint, Kidnapping, and Official Misconduct / Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law (18 U.S.C. § 242). These are constitutional violations and felonies where citizen’s arrests maintain full legal authority.
  • Civilians impersonating law enforcement and falsely detaining or arresting other civilians, especially using false claims of immigration as reasoning, in which several cases which have lead to rape and murder. These are criminal violations of Kidnapping, Assault, Battery, Impersonating a Police Officer, False Imprisonment / Unlawful Restraint, and in several cases, Rape, and Murder.

Due to the rising number of cases of those impersonating law enforcement for nefarious purposes, those who claim to be law enforcement without providing proper identification while forcefully detaining or arresting a civilian shall legally be considered an immediate felony-level threat.
It is now your duty as a law-abiding citizen to intervene.

Thank you for being a True Patriot.

States' Rights on Citizen's Arrest

Generally speaking, citizen’s arrest is allowed in all states with the exception of Delaware and Georgia. New laws may be taking effect in New York soon removing the right to citizen’s arrest. Find your state below to learn more about the specifics and range of your rights for a Citizen’s Arrest.

ALABAMA
https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-15-criminal-procedure/al-code-sect-15-10-7/

ALASKA
https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-12-code-of-criminal-procedure/ak-st-sect-12-25-030/

ARIZONA
https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03884.htm
https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03889.htm

ARKANSAS
https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-16-practice-procedure-and-courts/ar-code-sect-16-81-106/ 

CALIFORNIA
https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-837/

COLORADO
https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-16-criminal-proceedings/co-rev-st-sect-16-3-201/

CONNECTICUT
https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-53a-penal-code/ct-gen-st-sect-53a-22/

DELAWARE (ILLEGAL)
House Bill 153 – https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/142166

FLORIDA
https://criminaldefenseattorneytampa.com/warrant-for-arrest/citizens-arrest/

GEORGIA (ILLEGAL)
House Bill 479 – https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2021-signed-legislation/hb-479/download

HAWAII
https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/title-38/chapter-803/section-803-3/
https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/title-38/chapter-803/section-803-6/

IDAHO
https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title19/t19ch6/sect19-604/

ILLINOIS
https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/072500050K107-3.htm

INDIANA
https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-35-criminal-law-and-procedure/in-code-sect-35-33-1-4/

IOWA
See 804.9 and 804.24 – https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/804.pdf

KANSAS
https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch22/022_024_0003.html

KENTUCKY
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49300

LOUISIANA
https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/code-of-criminal-procedure/article-214/

MAINE
https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-a/title17-Asec16.html
https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec214.html

MARYLAND
See Section VI
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/frs-ql/resources/files/swsj/directives/2006/FrsDir-06-10.pdf 

MASSACHUSETTS
https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/court-of-appeals/volumes/25/25massappct980.html

MICHIGAN
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-764-16

MINNESOTA
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/629.37

MISSISSIPPI
https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-99/chapter-3/section-99-3-7/

MISSOURI
https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=544.180
https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=563.051

MONTANA
https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0060/part_0050/section_0020/0460-0060-0050-0020.html

NEBRASKA
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=29-402

NEVADA
https://law.justia.com/codes/nevada/chapter-171/statute-171-126/

NEW HAMPSHIRE
https://courts-state-nh-us.libguides.com/citizens_arrest

NEW JERSEY
https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/charges/3.20C.pdf

NEW MEXICO
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-31/article-4/section-31-4-14/

NEW YORK
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/140.30
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/pen/part-1/title-c/article-35/

NORTH CAROLINA
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_15a/gs_15a-404.html

NORTH DAKOTA
https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t29c06.pdf

OHIO
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2935.04

OKLAHOMA
https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/title-22/section-22-202/

OREGON
https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_133.225

PENNSYLVANIA
https://law.justia.com/codes/pennsylvania/title-18/chapter-5/section-508/

RHODE ISLAND
https://ppd.providenceri.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/G.O.-16-Series-1986-Arrest-and-Detention.pdf

SOUTH CAROLINA
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c013.php

SOUTH DAKOTA
https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-3-3

TENNESSEE
https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-40/chapter-7/part-1/section-40-7-109/

TEXAS
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.14.htm

UTAH
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter7/C77-7_1800010118000101.pdf

VERMONT
https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/159/04954

VIRGINIA
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title19.2/chapter8/section19.2-100/

WASHINGTON
https://www.atg.wa.gov/ago-opinions/arrest-misdemeanor-citizen-officer

WEST VIRGINIA 
Va. 72, 516 S.E.2d 283. “Under the common law, a private citizen is authorized to arrest another who commits a misdemeanor in his or her presence when that misdemeanor constitutes a breach of the peace.”
https://www.courtswv.gov/sites/default/pubfilesmnt/2024-08/18-0160_Petit.pdf

WISCONSIN
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/968/073/1
https://www.johnsflaherty.com/blog/how-to-perform-a-citizens-arrest-and-why-its-best-not-to

WYOMING
https://law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/title-7/chapter-8/section-7-8-101/

DC – DISTRICT of COLUMBIA
https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/23-582