A. The use of a neck restraint by a law-enforcement officer is prohibited unless the use of a neck restraint is immediately necessary to protect the law-enforcement officer or another person from death or serious bodily injury.
B. The willful discharge of a firearm by a law-enforcement officer into or at a moving vehicle is prohibited unless the discharge of a firearm is immediately necessary to protect the law-enforcement officer or another person from death or serious bodily injury.
C. The use of kinetic impact munitions by a law-enforcement officer is prohibited unless the use of kinetic impact munitions is necessary to protect the law-enforcement officer or another person from bodily injury.
2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 35, 37, 55.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7.1 - Law-Enforcement Officer Conduct During an Arrest or Detention
§ 19.2-83.4. Prohibited practices for law-enforcement officers during an arrest or detention
§ 19.2-83.5. Use of deadly force by a law-enforcement officer during an arrest or detention
§ 19.2-83.6. Failure of a law-enforcement officer to intervene in use of excessive force