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.
Code 1858, § 5043; Shan., § 7003; Code 1932, § 11542; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-818.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 40-7-101. Persons by Whom Arrests Made
§ 40-7-102. Offense in Presence of Magistrate
§ 40-7-103. Grounds for Arrest by Officer Without Warrant
§ 40-7-104. Time of Arrest by Officer
§ 40-7-105. Assistance to Officer Acting on Warrant
§ 40-7-106. Notice of Authority and Grounds for Arrest — Telephone Call
§ 40-7-107. Authority of Officer to Break In
§ 40-7-108. Resistance to Officer
§ 40-7-109. Arrest by Private Person — Grounds
§ 40-7-110. Arrest by Private Person — Time
§ 40-7-111. Arrest by Private Person — Notice of Grounds
§ 40-7-113. Disposition of Person Arrested by Private Person
§ 40-7-114. Pursuit After Escape
§ 40-7-115. Breaking in to Retake Escaped Prisoner
§ 40-7-118. Use of Citations in Lieu of Continued Custody of an Arrested Person
§ 40-7-120. Release Citations for Misdemeanants
§ 40-7-121. Body Cavity Searches — Warrant Requirement — Waiver — Liability
§ 40-7-122. Fee for Booking and Processing of Persons Subject to Arrest or Summons