Life-threatening physical restraint prohibited.

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No provider of care or supervision of a person at risk and no assistant provider may use a life-threatening physical restraint on a person at risk. This section shall not be construed as limiting any defense to criminal prosecution for the use of deadly physical force that may be available under sections 53a-18 to 53a-22, inclusive.

(P.A. 99-210, S. 2, 6; P.A. 15-141, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 99-210 effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 15-141 deleted reference to education, effective July 1, 2015.


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