{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-7-7.1","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-7-7.1","heading":"Use of force in making a temporary detention by a private individual.","body":"(1) If a private individual temporarily detains another individual under Section 77-7-3, the private individual may use reasonable force to effect the temporary detention of the other individual if:\n(a) the other individual who is being temporarily detained flees or forcibly resists after being informed of the private individual's intention to make the temporary detention; and\n(b) the private individual's temporary detention of the other individual is lawful.\n(2) Deadly force in making a temporary detention may only be used if the situation justifies the use of deadly force under Section 76-2-402, 76-2-405, or 76-2-407.","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-S7.1.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"a468129c02c2df9abba26929456f67ac79382686e5e3b569e871eaf1fafa641a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-7-7","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-7-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}