{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-23","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-23","heading":"Use of physical force to resist arrest not justified.","body":"A person is not justified in using physical force to resist an arrest by a reasonably identifiable peace officer, whether such arrest is legal or illegal.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 951*. PENAL CODE: STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION; PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_951.htm#sec_53a-23","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"a5e5c0021b22c1570c196f6603865a36ad9a5d831e40a1477d51072fc06a53af","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-22","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}