In this subchapter:

1. (1) “Bodily injury” means physical pain or injury, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.
2. (2) “Deadly force” means force which the user reasonably believes will create a substantial risk of causing death or great bodily injury to another.
3. (3) “Force” means the exercise of strength or power to overcome resistance or to compel another to act or to refrain from acting in a particular way. It includes the use of mechanical and physical power or strength.
4. (4) “Great bodily injury” means bodily injury which creates a high probability of death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
5. (5) “Non-deadly force” means force which the user reasonably believes will not create a substantial risk of causing death or great bodily injury to another.
6. (6) “Reasonably believes” means that the actor believes that a certain fact situation exists and such belief under the circumstances is reasonable even though it may be erroneous.

History

History: Cr. Register, July, 1992, No. 439, eff. 8-1-92.