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2017 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7 - Arrest
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 40-7-117. Theft of property valued at more than $500 in retail or wholesale establishments -- Arrest by peace officer without warrant.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-7-117 (2017)
Any peace officer may arrest without warrant any person the officer has probable cause for believing has committed theft of property with a value of more than five hundred dollars ($500) in retail or wholesale establishments. "Probable cause," as used in this section, includes, but is not limited to, the statement of a merchant containing facts and circumstances demonstrating that the officer relied on the elements enumerated in § 40-7-116(b).
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