45-3-108: Use of force in resisting arrest.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 45. CRIMES
- CHAPTER 3. JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
- Part 1. When Force Justified
A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest that the person knows is being made either by a peace officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a peace officer to make the arrest, even if the person believes that the arrest is unlawful and the arrest in fact is unlawful.
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