This statute authorizing that a law enforcement officer is justified in the use of force when the officer reasonably believes it to be necessary to defend him- or herself or another person from bodily harm while making the arrest, when it is necessary for retaking felons who have escaped, and when it is necessary in arresting felons fleeing from justice.

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1. This statute authorizing that a law enforcement officer is justified in the use of force when the officer reasonably believes it to be necessary to defend him- or herself or another person from bodily harm while making the arrest, when it is necessary for retaking felons who have escaped, and when it is necessary in arresting felons fleeing from justice.