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.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-6-212
Execution outside county
Known as the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act
The act spans §§ 40–40 (38 sections).
Acts 1871, ch. 50, § 1; Shan., § 6989; Code 1932, § 11528; Acts 1969, ch. 160, § 3; 1969, ch. 319, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A
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