{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-38-3-113","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-3-113","heading":"Federal officer making arrest for nonfederal offenses - POST-certified law enforcement officer making arrest outside of officer's jurisdiction","body":"(a) A sworn federal law enforcement officer, who in official capacity is authorized by law to make arrests, shall, when making an arrest in this state for a nonfederal offense, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer if the arrest is made under the following circumstances: (1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence; (2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing such a misdemeanor in the officer's presence; or (3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer. (b) A POST-certified law enforcement officer in this state who is employed full-time by a county, municipality, or metropolitan form of government and authorized to make arrests shall, when making an arrest in this state for a crime that was committed outside of the law enforcement officer's jurisdiction, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer making an arrest within the state or local law enforcement officer's jurisdiction if the arrest is made under the following circumstances: (1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence; (2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence; or (3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 336, s 1, eff. 5/4/2021. Acts 1989, ch. 135, § 1.\n(a) A sworn federal law enforcement officer, who in official capacity is authorized by law to make arrests, shall, when making an arrest in this state for a nonfederal offense, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer if the arrest is made under the following circumstances: (1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence; (2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing such a misdemeanor in the officer's presence; or (3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer.\n(1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence;\n(2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing such a misdemeanor in the officer's presence; or\n(3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer.\nor is committing a felony in the officer's presence;\n(2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing such a misdemeanor in the officer's presence; or\n(3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer.\n(b) A POST-certified law enforcement officer in this state who is employed full-time by a county, municipality, or metropolitan form of government and authorized to make arrests shall, when making an arrest in this state for a crime that was committed outside of the law enforcement officer's jurisdiction, have the same legal status and immunity from suit as a state or local law enforcement officer making an arrest within the state or local law enforcement officer's jurisdiction if the arrest is made under the following circumstances: (1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence; (2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence; or (3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer.\n(1) The officer reasonably believes that the person arrested has committed a felony in the officer's presence or is committing a felony in the officer's presence;\n(2) The officer reasonably believes the person arrested has committed a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence or is committing a misdemeanor that amounts to a breach of the peace in the officer's presence; or\n(3) The officer is rendering assistance to a law enforcement officer of this state in an emergency or at the request of the officer.","path":["TN Code","Title 38","Chapter 3"],"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":"12c57e7a8324da46d6d82bd1d1d10c0852bf273706589f730aa5feaa23834c82","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-38-3-112","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-38-3-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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