RSA 594:4: Permissible Force.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
- Chapter 594: ARRESTS IN CRIMINAL CASES
- Arrest
I. No unnecessary or unreasonable force or means of restraint may be used in detaining or arresting any person.
II. A peace officer is justified in using deadly force to effect an arrest as provided in RSA 627:5, II.
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