Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-7-109 — Arrest by private person - Grounds
Tennessee § 40-7-109
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-109 (2026).
Text
(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.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5042; Shan., § 7002; Code 1932, § 11541; Acts 1965, ch. 279, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-816.
Nearby Sections
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Judicial acts of general sessions judges§ 40-10-101
Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
Time allowed to procure counsel§ 40-10-103
Separation and exclusion of witnesses§ 40-10-104
Bail§ 40-10-105
Election by prisoner to perform hard labor§ 40-10-106
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Tennessee § 40-7-109, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-7-109.