Tennessee Peace Officer Standards And Training

Use of Force and De-escalation Options for Gaining Compliance

6. Once the subject stops resisting, the officer must stop applying force. C. Deadly Force 1. O.C.G.A. 17 -4-20(b) authorizes the use of deadly force by a Sheriff or Peace Officer who is appointed employed or appointed, and who is in compliance with the POST Act (Title 35, Chapter 8), when he or she reasonably believes: a.

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