Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 220: Submission to arrest; use of force
What this law says, in plain English
A person must submit peaceably to lawful arrest. Officers may use reasonable force to make arrests, detain persons, and overcome resistance or threatened resistance.
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