Level 4 Uses of Force include the following:
- Any intentional pointing of a firearm at a person
- Any weaponless defense technique applied to a vulnerable area, excluding strikes, including hair grab, pressure to mastoid or jaw line, and shoulder muscle grab
- Any of the following weaponless defense techniques: Control hold, escort (elbow), twist lock, arm-bar, bent-wrist
- Any on-duty firearm discharge to dispatch an injured animal
- Any Level 3 Use of Force reduced to a Level 4 Use of Force
- Any police canine deployment without contact