And those who resist an ambulance officer's attempts to impose unwanted care cannot be convicted of a criminal offence.

Magistrate Peter Dingwall made the findings in the case of a man who was twice tasered by police after he had been put in a leg-lock by paramedics.

Ryan Price, 22, of Jerrabomberra, was cleared of five charges in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday, including assault, affray, and obstructing public officials.

Price, however, pleaded guilty to a charge of resisting police, but avoided conviction after the magistrate found his earlier treatment could partially explain his reaction to being arrested.

Court documents said paramedics had been called after a heavily intoxicated Price passed out at his uncle's birthday party last June.

Price had regained consciousness by the time paramedics arrived and refused their attempts to assess and treat him.

Price attempted to run but was grabbed by the paramedics - who activated a duress alarm - and placed him in a leg lock in the ensuing struggle.

He then acted aggressively towards police who responded to the ambulance officers' call for help and was tackled to the ground and twice tasered in the ensuing struggle.

Police held an aggressive and abusive Price horizontally in an attempt to put him in a paddy wagon, but he resisted by putting his feet on either side of the door.

The court heard conflicting evidence from the two paramedics over the course of the two-day hearing.

The prosecution dropped a number of the charges upon the completion of the case, either offering no evidence or conceding the allegations had not been made out.

Mr Dingwall, after a short adjournment, found Price not guilty of resisting the paramedics in their role as public officials. The magistrate said Price had no legal obligation to accept treatment or undergo an assessment offered by the paramedics.

Therefore, Mr Dingwall said Price could not have resisted a public official in the performance of their functions.

During a brief sentencing hearing, defence counsel, Jack Pappas, said his client had already suffered punishment by being tasered, locked up, and dragged before the courts.

Mr Pappas said the entire incident had been "one disaster to the next", not all of Price's making.

The barrister argued for a non-conviction, as a criminal record would affect the apprentice electrician's work prospects for the rest of his life.

Mr Dingwall agreed and made a non-conviction order, placing Price on a one-year good behaviour order and directing him to pay $121 in court costs and victims of crime.

The magistrate also ordered the prosecution to pay partial costs to the defence.