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2006 South Dakota Code - 22-18-3 — Lawful force in arrest and delivery of felon.
22-18-3. Lawful force in arrest and delivery of felon. To use or attempt to use or offer to use force or violence upon or toward the person of another is not unlawful if necessarily committed by any person in arresting someone who has committed any felony or in delivering that person to a public officer competent to receive him or her in custody.Source: SDC 1939, § 13.2402 (2); SL 2005, ch 120, § 7.
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