An arrest may be made either by:
Code 1858, § 5032; Shan., § 6992; Code 1932, § 11531; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-801.
Cross-References. Authority of a police officer to arrest without a warrant, §40-7-103.
Child, taking into custody, §37-1-113.
Coroner's inquest, arrest after, §§38-5-115,38-5-116.
Exemptions from arrest, national guardsmen, §58-1-226.
Parole violator, arrest of, §40-28-121.
Refusal of official to perform duties, §39-16-402.
Society for prevention of cruelty to animals, authority of agents to make arrests, §39-14-210.
Warrant, arrest on, title 40, ch. 6, part 2.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 1.8, 18.153, 18.161.
Law Reviews.
At the Intersection of Sovereignty and Contract: Traffic Cameras and the Privatization of Law Enforcement Power (William D. Mercer), 43 U. Mem. L. Rev. 379 (2012).
The Right to a Preliminary Hearing and Effective Assistance of Counsel at a Preliminary Hearing in Tennessee, 43 Tenn. L. Rev. 635 (1976).
Attorney General Opinions. A law enforcement officer working off-duty retains full arrest powers, OAG 02-002 (1/2/02).
Security officers have the same power of arrest as that afforded to private citizens, OAG 03-018 (2/19/03).
Licensed security officers may make an arrest as private citizens as authorized under Tennessee law, OAG 03-148 (11/17/03); OAG 03-149 (11/17/03).
A search incident to an improper arrest may subject a private person, and possibly his or her employer, to liability, OAG 03-148 (11/17/03).