14. PC 9.31 SELF DEFENSE: A PERSON IS JUSTIFIED IN USING FORCE
AGAINST ANOTHER
When and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately
necessary to protect the actor against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful
force. The actor's belief that the force was immediately necessary as described by this
subsection is presumed to be reasonable if the actor:
(1) knew or had reason to believe that the person against whom the force was used:
(A) unlawfully and with force entered, or was attempting to enter unlawfully and with
force, the actor's occupied habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment;
(B) unlawfully and with force removed, or was attempting to remove unlawfully and
with force, the actor from the actor's habitation, vehicle, or place of business or
employment; or
(C) was committing or attempting to commit aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual
assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery;
(2) did not provoke the person against whom the force was used; and
(3) was not otherwise engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misde-
meanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic at the time the force
was used.
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