Resisting arrest

21-5229. Resisting arrest. A person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest which such person knows is being made either by a law enforcement officer or by a private person summoned and directed by a law enforcement officer to make the arrest, even if the person arrested believes that the arrest is unlawful. History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 27; July 1, 2011. Source or Prior Law: 21-3217.