Section 26-11A-23 - Use of restraints prohibited--Exceptions--"Restraints" defined. - South Dakota Statutes

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) 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.

Source: SL 2000, ch 127, § 1.