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Part 7 - Justification and Exemptions From Criminal Responsibility


  • § 18-1-701. Execution of public duty
  • § 18-1-702. Choice of evils
  • § 18-1-703. Use of physical force - special relationships
  • § 18-1-704. Use of physical force in defense of a person
  • § 18-1-704.5. Use of deadly physical force against an intruder
  • § 18-1-705. Use of physical force in defense of premises
  • § 18-1-706. Use of physical force in defense of property
  • § 18-1-706.5. Justification and exemption from liability when rendering emergency assistance to an at-risk person or animal in a locked vehicle
  • § 18-1-707. Use of physical force in making an arrest or in preventing an escape - definitions
  • § 18-1-708. Duress
  • § 18-1-709. Entrapment
  • § 18-1-710. Affirmative defense
  • § 18-1-711. Immunity for persons who suffer or report an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event - definitions
  • § 18-1-712. Immunity for a person who administers an opiate antagonist during an opiate-related drug overdose event - definitions
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