18 U.S.C. § 242a

(a) Fraudulent detention or seizure It shall be unlawful for any law enforcement officer acting under color of law to fraudulently detain or arrest any individual, extortionately threaten to detain or arrest any individual, notwithstanding chapter 41 of this title, or attempt to seize or gain entry to any private property without a warrant, probable cause, or demonstrable emergency. A person violating this subsection shall be fined $1,000 under this title, imprisoned for not greater than 20 days, or both, and be subject to suspension from employment for 35 days in any law enforcement agency or barred from regaining employment in such agencies, as determined in the judge's discretion. (b) Excessive force It shall be unlawful for any law enforcement officer acting under color of law to discharge a taser, weapon, or gun that projects in an attempt to cause harm or damage to a person or individual when civil rights are infringed, coerced, and violated and the law enforcement officer does not have probable cause that the individual is committing, will commit, or has committed a criminal offense. A person violating this subsection shall be fined $1,000 under this title, imprisoned for not greater than 10 days, or both.