{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-590.805","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.805","heading":"Respiratory choke-hold, limitation on use of.","body":"1. A law enforcement officer shall not knowingly use a respiratory choke-hold unless the use is in defense of the officer or another from serious physical injury or death.\n2. A respiratory choke-hold includes the use of any body part or object to attempt to control or disable by applying pressure to a person's neck with the purpose of controlling or restricting such person's breathing.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 590 - Peace Officers, Selection, Training and Discipline"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=590.805","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"1353ffe47be8267628f1dfd19f4b6ac7c4932b3f4bd79492522006745367cc5e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-590.750","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-590.1040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}