No agent or employee of the Department of Corrections may use or employ restraints upon a juvenile committed to the Department of Corrections except: (1) To prevent imminent bodily harm; (2) As a precaution against escape or to prevent an escape; (3) To prevent imminent property damages; or (4) When reasonable under emergency circumstances. For purposes of this section, restraints are handcuffs, legcuffs, restraint belts, and tethers made of fabric, metal, plastic, or leather; restraint boards, restraint chairs, swaddle beds, and mechanisms to secure cuffs to a bed, restraint board, or chair.
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