Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-7-111 — Arrest by private person - Notice of grounds
Tennessee § 40-7-111
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-111 (2026).
Text
A private person making an arrest shall, at the time of the arrest, inform the person arrested of the cause of the arrest, except when the person is in the actual commission of the offense, or when arrested on pursuit.
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Related
Alexander v. Beale Street Blues Co., Inc.
108 F. Supp. 2d 934 (W.D. Tennessee, 1999)
Sisk v. Shelby County, Tenn.
110 F.3d 64 (Sixth Circuit, 1997)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5043; Shan., § 7003; Code 1932, § 11542; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-818.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-7-111, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-7-111.