{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-834a","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 834a","heading":"","body":"If a person has knowledge, or by the exercise of reasonable care, should have knowledge, that he is being arrested by a peace officer, it is the duty of such person to refrain from using force or any weapon to resist such arrest.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 5. Arrest, by Whom and How Made [833. - 851.93.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8f4d120e3f52c1763a8dbecb3e9d3c4ce8ad676ebdfc51f0dfbe0506cbb1aab1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-834","next":"us-ca/pen-834c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}