Tennessee Code 40-6-212 – Execution outside county
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-6-212
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
When the sheriff, deputy sheriff, coroner or any other officer of any county in this state has possession of a warrant or capias for the arrest of any person charged with the commission of a crime, it is lawful for the sheriff, deputy sheriff, coroner or any other officer to execute that process, and arrest the person so charged in any county in this state. “Sheriff” also includes “constable” in those counties enumerated in § 40-6-210.