Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB16 Compare Versions

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3	3	SB16
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5	5	By Senator Coleman
6	6	RFD: Judiciary
7	7	First Read: 04-Feb-25
8	8	PFD: 19-Nov-24
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17	17	SYNOPSIS:
18	18	This bill would prohibit law enforcement
19	19	officers from using the four-point restraint, also
20	20	known as the hog-tie position, to restrain an
21	21	individual.
22	22	This bill would require law enforcement agencies
23	23	to adopt policies and procedures prohibiting the use of
24	24	the four-point restraint.
25	25	This bill would also provide criminal penalties
26	26	for violations.
27	27	A BILL
28	28	TO BE ENTITLED
29	29	AN ACT
30	30	Relating to law enforcement; to prohibit the use of
31	31	certain techniques by law enforcement officers; to require law
32	32	enforcement agencies to adopt certain policies and procedures;
33	33	and to provide criminal penalties for violations.
34	34	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
35	35	Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
36	36	following terms have the following meanings:
37	37	(1) FOUR-POINT RESTRAINT. To restrain or confine an
38	38	individual face-down on the ground by connecting or fastening
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68	68	individual face-down on the ground by connecting or fastening
69	69	the individual's hands and legs behind the individual's back.
70	70	(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. As defined in Section
71	71	36-21-40, Code of Alabama 1975.
72	72	(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined in Section
73	73	36-21-40, Code of Alabama 1975.
74	74	(b) A law enforcement officer shall not do either of
75	75	the following:
76	76	(1) Use a four-point restraint to detain, restrain, or
77	77	transport any individual.
78	78	(2) Place any individual in a face down position that
79	79	restricts oxygen or blood flow to the individual's head or
80	80	neck.
81	81	(c) Each law enforcement agency shall include a
82	82	prohibition against the use of four-point restraint in the
83	83	agency's existing policies and procedures.
84	84	(d) The use of four-point restraint in violation of
85	85	this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
86	86	Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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