Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 30986

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 30986 - Definitions
(a) Use of Force

Force used by an objective, trained, and competent Correctional Peace Officer, faced with similar facts and circumstances, to subdue an attacker, overcome resistance, effect custody, or gain compliance with a lawful order.

(b) Reasonable Force

The amount of force that an objective, trained, and competent Correctional Peace Officer, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would consider necessary and reasonable to subdue an attacker, overcome resistance, effect custody, or gain compliance with a lawful order.

(c) Unnecessary Force

The use of force that an objective, trained, and competent Correctional Peace Officer, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would consider unnecessary to subdue an attacker, overcome resistance, effect custody, or gain compliance with a lawful order.

(d) Excessive Force

The use of more force than an objective, trained, and competent Correctional Peace Officer, faced with similar facts and circumstances, would use to subdue an attacker, overcome resistance, effect custody, or gain compliance with a lawful order.

(e) Deadly Force

Any use of force that is likely to result in death.

(f) Great Bodily Injury

An injury that creates a substantial risk of death.

(g) Non-Deadly Force

A use of force option, as defined in Section 30987, subsection (b), which is greater than verbal persuasion but less than force that is likely to result in death.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 30986

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section 4034.1 to title 9, section 30986, including amendment of subsection (g), filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1712 and 1752, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 1752, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Sections 147, 149, 830.5, 835 and 843, Penal Code.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section 4034.1 to title 9, section 30986, including amendment of subsection (g), filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).