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SENATE BILL NO. 1
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY SENATORS GRAY-JACKSON, Begich
Introduced: 1/22/21
Referred: State Affairs, Judiciary
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act prohibiting the use of chokeholds by peace officers; and relating to justification
2 of use of force by peace officers."
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
4 * Section 1. AS 11.81.370 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
5 (d) A peace officer may not knowingly use a carotid restraint, tracheal choke,
6 or other restraint that impedes another person's breathing or circulation of blood in a
7 manner likely to produce a loss of consciousness except in situations for which deadly
8 force is authorized by law and the policy of the entity that employs the officer.
SB0001A -1- SB 1
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Statutes affected:
SB0001A, AM SB 1, introduced 01/22/2021: 11.81.370