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Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7 - Arrest, by Whom, and How Made
Section 7 - Force in making arrest.
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UT Code § 77-7-7 (2021)
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77-7-7. Force in making arrest.
If a person is being arrested and flees or forcibly resists after being informed of the intention to make the arrest, the person arresting may use reasonable force to effect the arrest. Deadly force may be used only as provided in Section 76-2-404.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session
If a person is being arrested and flees or forcibly resists after being informed of the intention to make the arrest, the person arresting may use reasonable force to effect the arrest. Deadly force may be used only as provided in Section 76-2-404.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session
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