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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 40-1-101 — 40-39-306)
Chapter 7 - ARREST (§§ 40-7-NEW — 40-7-205)
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-7-NEW — 40-7-124)
Section 40-7-109 - Arrest by private person - Grounds
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TN Code § 40-7-109 (2023)
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- (a) A private person may arrest another:
- (1) For a public offense committed in the arresting person's presence;
- (2) When the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the arresting person's presence; or
- (3) When a felony has been committed, and the arresting person has reasonable cause to believe that the person arrested committed the felony.
- (b) A private person who makes an arrest of another pursuant to §§ 40-7-109 - 40-7-115 shall receive no arrest fee or compensation for the arrest.
Code 1858, § 5042; Shan., § 7002; Code 1932, § 11541; Acts 1965, ch. 279, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-816.
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