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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-610

Public duty

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

(1) Except as qualified by subsections (b) and (c), conduct is justified if the person reasonably believes the conduct is required or authorized by law, by the judgment or order of a competent court or other tribunal, or in the execution of legal process.

(2) The following sections of this part control: When force is threatened or used against a person to protect persons, pursuant to §§ 39-11-611 — 39-11-613;

(3) To protect property, pursuant to §§ 39-11-614 — 39-11-616; or

(4) For law enforcement, pursuant to § 39-11-620.

(5) The justification afforded by this section is available if: The person reasonably believes the court or tribunal has jurisdiction or the process is lawful, even though the court or tribunal lacks jurisdiction or the process is unlawful; or

(6) The person reasonably believes the conduct is required or authorized to assist a public servant in the performance of the public servant's official duty, even though the public servant exceeds the public servant's lawful authority.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.