Tennessee § 38-3-113 Federal officer making arrest for nonfederal offenses - POST-certified law enforcement officer making arrest outside of officer's jurisdiction

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§ 38-3-113 — Federal officer making arrest for nonfederal offenses - POST-certified law enforcement officer making arrest outside of officer's jurisdiction

Tennessee § 38-3-113

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-3-113 (2026).

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(a)A sworn federal law enforcement officer, who in official capacity is authorized by law to make arrests, shall, when making an arrest in this state for a nonfederal offense, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer if the arrest is made under the following circumstances:

(1)The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence;

(2)The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing such a misdemeanor in the officer's presence; or (3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emerge

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(a) A sworn federal law enforcement officer, who in official capacity is authorized by law to make arrests, shall, when making an arrest in this state for a nonfederal offense, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer if the arrest is made under the following circumstances: (1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence; (2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing such a misdemeanor in the officer's presence; or (3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer. (b) A POST-certified law enforcement officer in this state who is employed full-time by a county, municipality, or metropolitan form of government and authorized to make arrests shall, when making an arrest in this state for a crime that was committed outside of the law enforcement officer's jurisdiction, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer making an arrest within the state or local law enforcement officer's jurisdiction if the arrest is made under the following circumstances: (1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence; (2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence; or (3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer.