D.C. Code § 5-123.02

Use of unnecessary or wanton force.

R.S., D.C., § 434

Any officer who uses unnecessary and wanton severity in arresting or imprisoning any person shall be deemed guilty of assault and battery, and, upon conviction, punished therefor.

History

R.S., D.C., § 434

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 4-176.

1981 Ed., § 4-176.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 5-302.

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