Tennessee Statutes
§ 38-3-108 — Duty to arrest
Tennessee § 38-3-108
JurisdictionTennessee
Title38
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-3-108 (2026).
Text
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.
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Purpose of part§ 38-1-303
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