GroundRules
K.S.A. 21-5229: Resisting arrest.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
- Article 52.—PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY
A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which such person knows is being made either by a law enforcement officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a law enforcement officer to make the arrest, even if the person arrested believes that the arrest is unlawful.
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