Arizona Statutes
§ 13-414 — Justification; use of reasonable and necessary means
Arizona § 13-414
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Bluebook
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-414 (2026).
Text
A correctional officer as defined in section 41-1661 may use all reasonable and necessary means including deadly force to prevent the attempt of a prisoner sentenced to the custody of the state department of corrections to:
1.Escape from custody or from a correctional facility.
2.Take another person as a hostage.
3.Cause serious bodily harm to another person.
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Related
Oray Fifer v. United States
649 F. App'x 426 (Ninth Circuit, 2016)
Atencio v. Arpaio
161 F. Supp. 3d 789 (D. Arizona, 2015)
Nearby Sections
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§ 13-1001
Attempt; classifications§ 13-1002
Solicitation; classifications§ 13-1003
Conspiracy; classification§ 13-1004
Facilitation; classification§ 13-101
Purposes§ 13-101.01
Additional purposes of the criminal law§ 13-102
Applicability of title§ 13-104
Rule of construction§ 13-105
Definitions§ 13-107
Time limitations§ 13-108
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Arizona § 13-414, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/az/13-414.