{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-113","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-113","heading":"Arrest of defendant","body":"If the defendant refuses admittance to the person attempting to serve the writ, hides, or attempts wrongfully to carry the plaintiff out of the county or state, the defendant may be arrested by the person having the writ, and brought, together with the plaintiff, immediately before the officer or court before whom the writ is returnable. In order to make such arrest, the sheriff, or other person having the writ, has the same power as is given to a sheriff for the arrest of a person charged with a felony.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"06e7cad19abb89d5b4d1a233eb633f3e58c54d1cc51c936335a1ab405b460ac7","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-112","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}