No greater restraint than is necessary shall be used for the detention of any person, and no unnecessary or unreasonable force shall be used in making an arrest.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-8
Restraint and force used
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. McQueeney (1982)
Most recently applied in 568 F. Supp. 2d 197 - Ferreira v. City of East Providence (July 2008)
G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-8.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.