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§ 7-7 — Private person's use of force in resisting arrest

Illinois § 7-7
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES
Ch. 720CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Act 720 ILCS 5/Criminal Code of 2012.
Art.Title II - Principles Of Criminal Liability

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Bluebook
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 7-7 (2026).

Text

A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which he knows is being made either by a peace officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a peace officer to make the arrest, even if he believes that the arrest is unlawful and the arrest in fact is unlawful.

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Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

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