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2021 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 590 - Peace Officers, Selection, Training and Discipline
Section 590.805 - Respiratory choke-hold, limitation on use of.
Universal Citation: MO Rev Stat § 590.805 (2021)
Effective - 28 Aug 2021
590.805. Respiratory choke-hold, limitation on use of. — 1. A law enforcement officer shall not knowingly use a respiratory choke-hold unless the use is in defense of the officer or another from serious physical injury or death.
2. A respiratory choke-hold includes the use of any body part or object to attempt to control or disable by applying pressure to a person's neck with the purpose of controlling or restricting such person's breathing.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
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