Cal. Pen. Code § 834a : CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE — OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — ARREST, BY WHOM AND HOW MADE — Duty to refrain from using force or weapon to resist arrest TEXT PDF If a person has knowledge, or by the exercise of reasonable care, should have knowledge, that he is being arrested by a peace officer, it is the duty of such person to refrain from using force or any weapon to resist such arrest. Ca. Pen. Code § 834a Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2147.