Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/7-7 – Private person’s use of force in resisting arrest
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/7-7
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
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.