Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Section 10.31.050 Officer may use force

§ 10.31.050. Officer may use force

If after notice of the intention to arrest the defendant, he either flee or forcibly resist, the officer may use all necessary means to effect the arrest.

[Code 1881 § 1031; 1873 p 229 § 211; 1854 p 114 § 75; RRS § 2084.]

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