Active resistance definition
Active resistance means resistance that poses a threat of harm to the officer or others, such as when a subject attempts to attack or does attack an officer; exhibits combative behavior (e.g., lunging toward the officer, striking the officer with hands, fists, kicks, or any instrument that may be perceived as a weapon such as a knife or stick); or attempts to leave the scene, flee, hide from detection, or pull away from the officer’s grasp. Verbal statements alone do not constitute active resistance. Bracing or tensing alone ordinarily do not constitute active resistance, but may if they pose a threat of harm to the officer or others.
Active resistance means any physical act undertaken by a subject against an officer that could reasonably impede or defeat the officer’s lawful attempt to gain control of the subject.
Active resistance means resistance that poses a threat of harm to the officer or others, such as when an individual attempts to attack or does attack an officer; exhibits combative behavior (e.g., lunging toward the officer, striking the officer with hands, fists, kicks, or any instrument that may be perceived as a weapon such as a knife or stick); or attempts to leave the scene, flee, hide from detection, or pull away from the officer’s grasp. Verbal statements alone do not constitute active resistance. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or tensing alone ordinarily do not constitute active resistance, but may if they pose a threat of harm to the officer or others.
More Definitions of Active resistance
Active resistance means a subject’s physical actions to defeat a deputy’s
Active resistance means a subject’s physical actions to defeat an officer’s attempt at control and to avoid being taken into custody. Verbal statements alone do not constitute active resistance.
Active resistance means verbal or physical actions that are intended to prevent an officer from placing a subject in custody and taking control, but
Active resistance means a subject's physical actions to defeat a deputy's attempt at control and to avoid being taken into custody such as attacking or striking a deputy. Verbal statements, bracing, tensing, pulling away, or fleeing the scene, do not alone constitute active resistance. (Paragraph 5)