Establishes that law enforcement officer who chokes another utilizes deadly force.

This bill amends New Jersey law to define a law enforcement officer's use of a chokehold as "deadly force." Specifically, it states that when an officer knowingly applies pressure to a person's throat, windpipe, or carotid artery - hindering breathing or blood flow - it constitutes deadly force. This change directly affects police officers in New Jersey by reclassifying chokeholds under the legal definition of deadly force, rather than treating them as separate tactics. The amendment updates N.J.S. 2C:3-11 to clarify that such actions meet the legal standard for deadly force, requiring justification under existing deadly force statutes.