Tennessee § 6-54-301 - Extension of police authority beyond limits.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-54-301 — Extension of police authority beyond limits., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-54-301. Extension of police authority beyond limits.
The police authority of all incorporated towns and cities shall extend to a distance of one (1) mile from the lawful corporate limits thereof, for the suppression of all disorderly acts and practices forbidden by the general laws of the state; provided, that such jurisdiction of an incorporated town or city shall not be hereby extended beyond the limits of the county in which any part of such town is situated, or so as to come within one (1) mile of any other incorporated town or city. Acts 1870, ch. 67, § 1; Shan., § 1924; Code 1932, § 3336; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-609. Cross-References. Arrests by private persons, § 40-7-109 . Assistance by law enforcement personnel from other jurisdictions, agreements to provide, § 6-54-307 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 18.164. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Arrest, § 3; 19 Tenn. Juris., Municipal Corporations, § 28.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-54-301 ("Extension of police authority beyond limits.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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