§ 26-11A-23. Use of restraints prohibited--Exceptions--"Restraints" defined.

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. (1) To prevent imminent bodily harm;
2. (2) As a precaution against escape or to prevent an escape;
3. (3) To prevent imminent property damages; or
4. (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.

Source: SL 2000, ch 127 , § 1.