Tennessee Statutes
§ 38-3-108 — Duty to arrest
Tennessee·Title 38
It is the duty of all peace officers who know, or have reason to suspect, any person of being armed with the intention of committing a riot or affray, or of assaulting, wounding, or killing another person, or of otherwise breaking the peace, to arrest such person immediately, and take such person before the court of general sessions.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 4939 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 19, § 1); Shan., § 6900; Code 1932, § 11424; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-208.
Nearby Sections
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§ 38-1-105
Failure to report discovery of dead body§ 38-1-201
Registration - Applicability of part§ 38-1-203
Records of transactions§ 38-1-204
Penalties§ 38-1-301
Purpose of part§ 38-1-303
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