Statute 21-3216: Private person's use of force in making arrest.
(1) A private person who makes, or assists another private person in
making a lawful arrest is justified in the use of any force which he would
be justified in using if he were summoned or directed by a law enforcement
officer to make such arrest, except that he is justified in the use of
force likely to cause death or great bodily harm only when he reasonably
believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm
to himself or another.
(2) A private person who is summoned or directed by a law enforcement
officer to assist in making an arrest which is unlawful, is justified in
the use of any force which he would be justified in using if the arrest
were lawful.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3216; July 1, 1970.