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Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-34.1: Excessive force by peace officers - Definition

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  2. Title 22

A. Any peace officer, as defined in Section 648 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, who uses excessive force in pursuance of such

officer's law enforcement duties shall be subject to the criminal

laws of this state to the same degree as any other citizen, if

excessive force is established as an element of any alleged

violation under the criminal laws of this state. As used in this

section and Section 34.2 of this title, "law enforcement duties"

means duties carried out while acting as a peace officer pursuant to

Section 99a of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. As used in this section and Section 34.2 of this title,

"excessive force" means physical force which exceeds the degree of

physical force reasonably permitted by law. The use of excessive

force shall be presumed when a peace officer continues to apply

physical force in excess of the force permitted by law to a person

who has been rendered incapable of resisting arrest.

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