No provider of care or supervision of a person at risk and no assistant provider may use a life-threatening physical restraint on a person at risk. This section shall not be construed as limiting any defense to criminal prosecution for the use of deadly physical force that may be available under sections 53a-18 to 53a-22, inclusive.(P.A. 99-210, S. 2, 6; P.A. 15-141, S. 3.)History: P.A. 99-210 effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 15-141 deleted reference to education, effective July 1, 2015. No provider of care or supervision of a person at risk and no assistant provider may use a life-threatening physical restraint on a person at risk. This section shall not be construed as limiting any defense to criminal prosecution for the use of deadly physical force that may be available under sections 53a-18 to 53a-22, inclusive.(P.A. 99-210, S. 2, 6; P.A. 15-141, S. 3.)History: P.A. 99-210 effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 15-141 deleted reference to education, effective July 1, 2015.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 46a-151
Connecticut Title 46a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_814e.htm#sec_46a-151· Version 2026