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Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-403 — Force in arrest or temporary detention..
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 4: Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 76-2-403
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
A person is justified in using any force, except deadly force, which the person reasonably believes to be necessary to effect an arrest or temporary detention or to defend the person's self or another from bodily harm while making an arrest or temporary detention.
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