Amendment ID: S2800-56

Amendment 56

Section 12 Restraint

Messrs. Moore, Brady, Pacheco, Tarr, O'Connor and Timilty move to amend the bill in section 55, by striking subsection (b) of new section 2 and replacing it with the following new subsection:-

“(b) A law enforcement officer shall not use physical force upon another person unless deescalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances and such force is necessary to: (i) effect the lawful arrest of a person; (ii) prevent the escape from custody of a person; (iii) prevent imminent harm and the amount of force used is proportional to the threat of imminent harm; or (iv) to restrain or subdue a person pursuant to section 12 of chapter 123 of the general laws."