38-3-121 - Use of choke holds.
38-3-121. Use of choke holds.
No law enforcement officer shall use a choke hold or other similar respiratory restraining maneuver, with or without the use of a police baton, on any suspect, defendant or other person unless other methods of restraint are ineffective. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of the lateral vascular maneuver.
[Acts 1994, ch. 893, § 2.]