Texas Statutes
§ 2B.0252 — USE OF NECK RESTRAINTS DURING SEARCH OR ARREST PROHIBITED.
Texas § 2B.0252
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
This text of Texas § 2B.0252 (USE OF NECK RESTRAINTS DURING SEARCH OR ARREST PROHIBITED.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 2B.0252 (2026).
Text
Art. 2B.0252. USE OF NECK RESTRAINTS DURING SEARCH OR ARREST PROHIBITED. A peace officer may not intentionally use a choke hold, carotid artery hold, or similar neck restraint in searching or arresting a person unless the restraint is necessary to prevent serious bodily injury to or the death of the officer or another person.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 2B.0252, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/2B.0252.