File #:

Int 2116-2020    Version: *

Name:

Repeal of section 10-181 of such code relating to unlawful methods of restraint during an arrest or attempted arrest.

Type:

Introduction

Status:

Filed (End of Session)

Committee:

Committee on Public Safety

On agenda:

10/15/2020

Enactment date:

Law number:

Title:

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the repeal of section 10-181 of such code relating to unlawful methods of restraint during an arrest or attempted arrest

Sponsors:

Robert F. Holden, Joseph C. Borelli, Eric A. Ulrich, David M. Carr

Council Member Sponsors:

4

Summary:

This bill would remove a prohibition on police officers from using a chokehold or compressing a person’s diaphragm while making or attempting to make an arrest. This bill would be retroactive to July 15, 2020.

Attachments:

1. Summary of Int. No. 2116, 2. Int. No. 2116, 3. October 15, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-15-20, 5. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 15, 2020