Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-11-621 — Use of deadly force by private citizen
Tennessee § 39-11-621
JurisdictionTennessee
Title39
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-621 (2026).
Text
A private citizen, in making an arrest authorized by law, may use force reasonably necessary to accomplish the arrest of an individual who flees or resists the arrest; provided, that a private citizen cannot use or threaten to use deadly force except to the extent authorized under self-defense or defense of third person statutes, §§ 39-11-611 and 39-11-612 .
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-11-621, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-11-621.