SB 4002 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

POLICE-POSITIONAL ASPHYXIATION

Summary
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the curriculum for probationary police officers and in-service training shall include instruction on the prevention of positional asphyxiation. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a peace officer shall not use prolonged restraint above the shoulders with risk of positional asphyxiation in the performance of his or her duties, unless deadly force is otherwise justified under the Code. Prohibits the use of prolonged restraint above the shoulders with risk of positional asphyxiation in order to prevent the destruction of evidence by ingestion. Effective immediately.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Jan 4, 2021
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