40-7-101 - Persons by whom arrests made.

40-7-101. Persons by whom arrests made.

An arrest may be made either by:

     (1)  An officer under a warrant;

     (2)  An officer without a warrant; or

     (3)  A private person.

[Code 1858, § 5032; Shan., § 6992; Code 1932, § 11531; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-801.]