Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52050.13 Restraining a Private Citizen

• The use of mechanical restraints (handcuffs) to physically restrain or control a private citizen on institutional grounds is authorized only when an arrest is being made for a misdemeanor or felony. A supervisor shall evaluate the necessity to apply mechanical restraints prior to their use unless the citizen attempts to flee, escape, or physically refuses to submit to arrest. Once the private citizen has been restrained with handcuffs they shall remain cuffed until a disposition has been made by the local police authority.