{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-7-7","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-7-7","heading":"Use of force in making an arrest by a law enforcement officer.","body":"(1) If a person is being arrested and flees or forcibly resists after being informed of the intention to make the arrest, the law enforcement officer making the arrest may use reasonable force to effect the arrest.\n(2) Deadly force in making an arrest may be used only as provided in Section 76-2-404.","path":["Title 77 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 77-7 Arrest, by Whom, and How Made"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter7/77-7-S7.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"d3ab419c015606039e931625696b236f94fbc159d3bebce1913239b96da0a275","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-7-6","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-7-7.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}