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Utah Code § 76-2-403: Force in arrest or temporary detention..

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  1. Title 76 Criminal Offenses
  2. Chapter 76-2 Principles of Criminal Responsibility
  3. Part 76-2-4 Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility

A person is justified in using any force, except deadly force, which the person reasonably believes to be necessary to effect an arrest or temporary detention or to defend the person's self or another from bodily harm while making an arrest or temporary detention.

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