A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest, either of the person's self, or another which the person knows is being made either by a peace officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a peace officer to make the arrest, even if the person believes that the arrest is unlawful or the arrest is in fact unlawful.
[C51, § 2669; R60, § 4296; C73, § 3960; C97, § 4899; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13331; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 742.1; C79, 81, § 804.12]
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