A person is justified in using any force, except deadly force, which the person reasonably believes to be necessary to effect an arrest or temporary detention or to defend the person's self or another from bodily harm while making an arrest or temporary detention.
Utah Code § 76-2-403
Force in arrest or temporary detention.
Amended by Chapter 199, 2025 General Session; Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.