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2012 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 Criminal Code
13-414 Justification; use of reasonable and necessary means
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AZ Rev Stat § 13-414 (through 2nd Reg Sess. 50th Leg. 2012)
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13-414. Justification; use of reasonable and necessary means
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:
1. Escape from custody or from a correctional facility.
2. Take another person as a hostage.
3. Cause serious bodily harm to another person.
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