Penal Code section 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 of such person to refrain from using force or any weapon to resist such arrest.

Source: Section 834a, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=834a. (updated Jan. 1, 1957; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_834a

Original Source: Section 834a, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=834a. (last accessed May 12, 2025).