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Vermont Statutes Title 13. Crimes and Criminal Procedure, § 1032. Law enforcement use of chokeholds

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 2351a.

(2) “Chokehold” means the use of any maneuver on a person that employs a lateral vascular neck restraint, carotid restraint, or other action that applies any pressure to the throat, windpipe, or neck in a manner that limits the person's breathing or blood flow.

(3) “Serious bodily injury” has the same meaning as in section 1021 of this title.

(b) A law enforcement officer acting in the officer's capacity as law enforcement who employs a chokehold on a person in violation of 20 V.S.A. § 2368(c)(6) that causes serious bodily injury to or death of the person shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.

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