b.105 Use of non-deadly physical force when making an arrest.
14 C.F.R. § 1203b.105
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01When a security force personnel has the right to make an arrest, as discussed in § 1203b.103, the officer may use only that non-deadly physical force which is reasonable and necessary to apprehend and arrest the offender; to prevent the escape of the offender; or to defend himself/herself or a third person from what the security force officer reasonably believes to be the use or threat of imminent use of non-deadly physical force by the offender. Verbal abuse alone by the offender cannot be the basis under any circumstances for use of non-deadly physical force by a security force officer.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-14.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026