26-11A-23. Use of restraints prohibited--Exceptions--"Restraints" defined.
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No agent or employee of the Department of Corrections may use or employ restraints upon a juvenile committed to the Department of Corrections except:
(1)To prevent imminent bodily harm;
(2)As a precaution against escape or to prevent an escape;
(3)To prevent imminent property damages; or
(4)When reasonable under emergency circumstances.
For purposes of this section, restraints are handcuffs, legcuffs, restraint belts, and tethers made of fabric, metal, plastic, or leather; restraint boards, restraint chairs, swaddle beds, and mechanisms to secure cuffs to a bed, restraint board, or chair.