804.13 Use of force in preventing an escape. A peace officer or other person who has an arrested person in custody is justified in the use of such force to prevent the escape of the arrested person from custody as the officer or otherperson would be justified in using if the officer or other person were arresting such person. [C51, §2844; R60, §4553; C73, §4205; C97, §5200; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13472; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.8; C79, 81, §804.13] Referred to in §704.12, 811.8 Sat Dec 23 12:33:30 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 804.13 (16, 0)
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