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Does your state have a strong Citizens Arrest Law?

Asked by john65pennington (29258points) April 21st, 2010

Tennessee must have one of the nations strongest Citizens Arrest Laws. the law is broad in nature and covers just about every law and the rights of a citizen to make an arrest for a witnessed crime. the only requirement of the law is that the citizen must convince a grand jury why you did, what you did. in effecting a citizens arrest in Tennessee, a person can use whatever force is necessary to make the arrest. does your state have a Citizens Arrest Law? if so, how does it compare to Tennessee’s?

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