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SB16
ZU9BKRR-1
By Senator Coleman
RFD: Judiciary
First Read: 04-Feb-25
PFD: 19-Nov-24
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PFD: 19-Nov-24
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would prohibit law enforcement
officers from using the four-point restraint, also
known as the hog-tie position, to restrain an
individual.
This bill would require law enforcement agencies
to adopt policies and procedures prohibiting the use of
the four-point restraint.
This bill would also provide criminal penalties
for violations.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to law enforcement; to prohibit the use of
certain techniques by law enforcement officers; to require law
enforcement agencies to adopt certain policies and procedures;
and to provide criminal penalties for violations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
following terms have the following meanings:
(1) FOUR-POINT RESTRAINT. To restrain or confine an
individual face-down on the ground by connecting or fastening
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individual face-down on the ground by connecting or fastening
the individual's hands and legs behind the individual's back.
(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. As defined in Section
36-21-40, Code of Alabama 1975.
(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined in Section
36-21-40, Code of Alabama 1975.
(b) A law enforcement officer shall not do either of
the following:
(1) Use a four-point restraint to detain, restrain, or
transport any individual.
(2) Place any individual in a face down position that
restricts oxygen or blood flow to the individual's head or
neck.
(c) Each law enforcement agency shall include a
prohibition against the use of four-point restraint in the
agency's existing policies and procedures.
(d) The use of four-point restraint in violation of
this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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