Statute 21-3217: Use of force in resisting arrest.
A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which he
knows is being made either by a law enforcement officer or by a private
person summoned and directed by a law enforcement officer to make the
arrest, even if the person arrested believes that the arrest is unlawful.
History: L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3217; July 1, 1970.