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Use of Neck Restraints

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Relates to law-enforcement officers, relates to 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, 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.