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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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SB 5049 Law-enforcement officers; prohibition on the use of neck restraints.

Introduced by: Joseph D. Morrissey | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Law-enforcement officers; prohibition on the use of neck restraints. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for a law-enforcement officer to use a neck restraint in the performance of his official duties. The bill defines "neck restraint" as the use of any body part or object to attempt to control or disable a person by applying pressure against the neck, including the trachea or carotid artery, with the purpose, intent, or effect of controlling or restricting the person's movement or restricting the person's blood flow or breathing, including chokeholds, carotid restraints, and lateral vascular neck restraints.

FULL TEXT

• 08/17/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200054D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 08/17/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200054D
• 08/17/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 08/20/20  Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)
• 08/20/20  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 09/03/20  Senate: Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations (SB5030-Locke) (16-Y 0-N)