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AL HB450
Bill
Status
3/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Sorrell
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AI Summary
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Prohibits law enforcement officers from detaining or transporting individuals using a four-point restraint (hogtying with hands and legs fastened behind the back).
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Prohibits law enforcement officers from placing any individual in a face-down position that restricts oxygen or blood flow to the head or neck.
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Requires each law enforcement agency to adopt policies and procedures prohibiting the use of four-point restraints.
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Establishes violation of these restrictions as a Class A misdemeanor offense.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Law enforcement, to prohibit a law enforcement officer from using an restraint that restricts blood flow to the neck or head, penalties, require law enforcement agencies to adopt anti four-point restraint policies
Four-Point Restraint
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
3/3/2022