(a) Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state, who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in that fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest the person on grounds that the person is believed to have committed a felony in that other state, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold the person in custody as has any member of any duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this state to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that the person is believed to have committed a felony in this state.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-7-203

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Fresh pursuit: includes fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. See Tennessee Code 40-7-202
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: includes the District of Columbia. See Tennessee Code 40-7-202
(b) This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful.
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