NOTICE: FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT ON THE DATE ASSIGNED BY THIS CITATION OR AT THE APPROPRIATE POLICE STATION FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING WILL RESULT IN YOUR ARREST FOR A SEPARATE CRIMINAL OFFENSE WHICH IS PUNISHABLE BY A JAIL SENTENCE OF ELEVEN (11) MONTHS AND TWENTY-NINE (29) DAYS AND/OR A FINE OF UP TO TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2,500).
the general assembly finds that the issuance of a citation in lieu of arrest of the suspected misdemeanant will result in cost savings and increased public safety by allowing the use of jail space for dangerous individuals and/or felons and by keeping officers on patrol. Accordingly, the general assembly encourages all law enforcement agencies to so utilize misdemeanor citations and to encourage their personnel to use those citations when reasonable and according to law.
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