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§ 804.12 — Iowa Law | CourtGPT
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§ 804.12

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804.12 Use of force in resisting arrest. 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 personsummoned and directed by a peace officer to make the arrest, even if the person believes thatthe 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] Sat Dec 23 12:33:29 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 804.12 (16, 0)