76-5-305 - Defenses.
76-5-305. Defenses.
It is a defense under this part that:
(1) the actor was acting under a reasonable belief that:
(a) the conduct was necessary to protect any person from imminent bodily injury ordeath; or
(b) the detention or restraint was authorized by law; or
(2) the alleged victim is younger than 18 years of age or is mentally incompetent, and theactor was acting under a reasonable belief that the custodian, guardian, legal guardian, custodialparent, or person acting in loco parentis to the victim would, if present, have consented to theactor's conduct.
Enacted by Chapter 301, 2001 General Session