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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 341GENERAL STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS
SUBCHAPTER GRESTRAINTS
RULE §341.704Prohibitions

Restraints that employ a technique listed in this section are prohibited:

  (1) restraints used for punishment, discipline, retaliation, harassment, compliance, or intimidation;

  (2) restraints that deprive the juvenile of basic human necessities, including restroom opportunities, water, food, and clothing;

  (3) restraints that are intended to inflict pain;

  (4) restraints that put a juvenile in a prone or supine position with sustained or excessive pressure on the back or chest cavity;

  (5) restraints that put a juvenile in a prone or supine position with pressure on the neck or head;

  (6) restraints that obstruct the airway or impair the breathing of the juvenile, including a procedure that places anything in, on, or over the juvenile's mouth or nose or around the juvenile's neck;

  (7) restraints that interfere with the juvenile's ability to communicate;

  (8) restraints that obstruct the view of the juvenile's face;

  (9) any technique that does not require the monitoring of the juvenile's respiration and other signs of physical distress during the restraint; and

  (10) percussive or electrical shocking devices.


Source Note: The provisions of this §341.704 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 5433

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