Use of Deadly Force by Police Officers: AB 391, 392

Use of Deadly Force by Police Officers: AB 391, 392

R.C. Phillips, DDA (Ret)
October, 0201

P.C. § 196 (Amended; Effective 1/1/2020):  Homicide is justifiable when committed by peace officers and those acting by their command in their aid and assistance, under either of the following circumstances:

(a) In obedience to any judgment of a competent court.

(b) When the homicide results from a peace officer’s use of force that is in compliance with Section 835a.

P.C. § 835a (Amended; Effective 1/1/2020):  Reasonable Force to Effect Arrest; Resistance:

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) That the authority to use physical force, conferred on peace officers by this section, is a serious responsibility that shall be exercised judiciously and with respect for human rights and dignity ....