40-7-117 - Theft of property valued at more than $500 in retail or wholesale establishments Arrest by peace officer without warrant. - Tennessee Statutes

40-7-117. Theft of property valued at more than $500 in retail or wholesale establishments Arrest by peace officer without warrant.

Any peace officer may arrest without warrant any person the officer has probable cause for believing has committed theft of property with a value of more than five hundred dollars ($500) in retail or wholesale establishments. “Probable cause,” as used in this section, includes, but is not limited to, the statement of a merchant containing facts and circumstances demonstrating that the officer relied on the elements enumerated in § 40-7-116(b).

[Acts 1957, ch. 164, § 2; T.C.A., § 40-825; Acts 1983, ch. 326, § 3; 1990, ch. 1030, § 18.]