Title V. Penal Code
Chapter 3. Defences.
§ 307. Definitions.
As used in § 309-312,
1. "Force" means any act intended to
cause bodily harm or damage property.
2. "Deadly force" means force that the
defendant uses with the intent of causing or that he knows to create a substantial risk of
causing death or serious bodily harm. Intentionally firing a firearm in the direction of
another person or at a vehicle in which another person is believed to be constitutes
deadly force. A threat to cause death or serious bodily harm, by the production of a
weapon or otherwise, so long as the defendant's intent is limited to creating an
apprehension that he will use deadly force if necessary, does not constitute deadly force.
3. "Dwelling" means any building or
structure, though movable or temporary, or a portion thereof, that is for the time being
the defendant's home or place of lodging.