Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-7-112 — Arrest by private person - Notice of intention to make arrest - Use of force to enter dwelling house
Tennessee § 40-7-112
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
This text of Tennessee § 40-7-112 (Arrest by private person - Notice of intention to make arrest - Use of force to enter dwelling house) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Tennessee primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-112 (2026).
Text
If the person to be arrested has committed a felony, and a private person, after notice of the person's intention to make the arrest, is refused admittance, the arresting person may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house to make the arrest.
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Related
State v. Smith
695 S.W.2d 954 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1985)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5044; Shan., § 7004; Code 1932, § 11543; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-819.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-7-112, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-7-112.