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CCRP 220 - Submission to arrest; use of force
Universal Citation: LA Code Crim Pro 220 (2017)
Art. 220. Submission to arrest; use of force
A person shall submit peaceably to a lawful arrest. The person making a lawful arrest may use reasonable force to effect the arrest and detention, and also to overcome any resistance or threatened resistance of the person being arrested or detained.
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