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2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 21. - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Article 32. - PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY
21-3217 Use of force in resisting arrest.
21-3217. Use of force in resisting arrest. A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which such person knows is being made either by a law enforcement officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a law enforcement officer to make the arrest, even if the person arrested believes that the arrest is unlawful.
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