Deadly force definition

Deadly force means any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury, including, but not limited to, the discharge of a firearm.

Deadly force means any force that carries a substantial risk that it will proximately result in the death of any person.

Deadly force means physical force that a person uses with the intent of causing, or that a person knows to create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury. Except as provided in section 101, subsection 5, intentionally, knowingly or recklessly discharging a firearm in the direction of another person or at a moving vehicle constitutes deadly force.

Examples of Deadly force in a sentence

• An IIT is created when multiple law enforcement agencies enter into a written agreement to investigate police use of Deadly Force incidents in their geographical regions.

• WAC 000-00-000 defines an independent investigative team as, “A team of qualified and certified peace officer CMIIT Investigators, civilian crime scene specialists, and at least two nonlaw enforcement community representatives who operate completely independent of any Involved Agency to conduct investigations of police Deadly Force incidents.

• Public Safety Statement Use of Deadly Force Situations SUMMARY STATEMENT TO SUPERVISOR Incident Number: Date: Directions to on-scene supervisor: This is a compelled statement.

• The County reserves the right to place an employee 23 involved in a use of deadly force incident on paid administrative leave in accordance 24 with the provisions of the Department’s Use of Deadly Force policy.

• The County reserves the right to place an employee involved in a use of deadly force incident on paid administrative leave in accordance with the provisions of the Department’s Use of Deadly Force policy.

More Definitions of Deadly force

Deadly force means force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury.

Deadly force means force likely to cause death or great bodily harm.

Deadly force means force which the user reasonably believes will create a substantial risk of causing death or great bodily injury to another.

Deadly force means force which the defendant uses with the intent of causing, or which he/she knows to create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury.

Deadly force means any force that is likely to cause serious injury or death.

Deadly force means any force that is likely or intended to cause serious bodily injury or death.

Deadly force means physical force which a person uses with the intent of causing, or which the person knows or should have known would create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury.