{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-223","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 31-223","heading":"Use of force by correctional officers","body":"A correctional officer as defined in section 41-1661 may use all reasonable and necessary means including deadly force to prevent the attempt of a prisoner sentenced to the custody of the state department of corrections to:\n\n1. Escape from custody or from a correctional facility.\n\n2. Take another person as a hostage.\n\n3. Cause serious bodily harm to another person.","path":["Title 31 Prisons and Prisoners"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/31/00223.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"faa9d17f7f6278c99e413af4dbfcf5dc5ca069553a9289cbe8eac85e5903b30a","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-222","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}