{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-83.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-83.4","heading":"Prohibited practices for law-enforcement officers during an arrest or detention","body":"A. The use of a neck restraint by a law-enforcement officer is prohibited unless the use of a neck restraint is immediately necessary to protect the law-enforcement officer or another person from death or serious bodily injury.B. The willful discharge of a firearm by a law-enforcement officer into or at a moving vehicle is prohibited unless the discharge of a firearm is immediately necessary to protect the law-enforcement officer or another person from death or serious bodily injury.C. The use of kinetic impact munitions by a law-enforcement officer is prohibited unless the use of kinetic impact munitions is necessary to protect the law-enforcement officer or another person from bodily injury.2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 35, 37, 55.","path":["Title 19.2. Criminal Procedure","Chapter 7.1. Law-Enforcement Officer Conduct During an Arrest or Detention"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-83.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"00f689db98d8b44b5011d48fd40c0d553db43c12babbfde87ebf6563efa9dafe","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-83.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-83.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}