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§ 834a If a person has knowledge, or by the exercise of reasonable care, should have knowledge, that he is being arrested by a peace officer, it is the duty …

Part 2: Of Criminal Procedure | Title 3: Additional Provisions Regarding Criminal Procedure | Chapter 5: Arrest, by Whom and How Made

If a person has knowledge, or by the exercise of reasonable care, should have knowledge, that he is being arrested by a peace officer, it is the duty of such person to refrain from using force or any weapon to resist such arrest.

Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2147.