00                           HOUSE BILL NO. 269                                                                           
01 "An Act prohibiting the use of chokeholds by peace officers; and relating to justification                              
02 of use of force by peace officers."                                                                                     
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 11.81.370 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05 (d)  A peace officer may not knowingly use a carotid restraint, tracheal choke,                                         
06 or other restraint that impedes another person's breathing or circulation of blood in a                                 
07 manner likely to produce a loss of consciousness except in situations for which deadly                                  
08       force is authorized by law and the policy of the entity that employs the officer.